The small town of Regensberg, founded in 1244, has retained its medieval appearance and pleasant peace away from noise to this day. The complex consists of the castle and two parts of the town, the fortified upper castle and the lower castle, which is located outside the defensive structures. The unusual round shape of the keep is special in this region. Since Regensberg was built on an elevated position, it offers a wonderful view of the surrounding landscape - this place is worth seeing not only because of the castle.
Story
The ancient-looking town of Regensberg is younger than most of the surrounding towns. Regensberg is a typical founding town of Lütold V. The good location on the Zurich trade route was probably also a decisive factor in the choice of location.
In 1302, Regensberg passed to the House of Habsburg. The financial difficulties that the Austrian dukes encountered after the Morgarten campaign, the Sempach War and the Näfels War brought Regensberg, like most of the canton's territory, back to Zurich not through conquest but through purchase.
As a result of the Thirty Years' War, Regensberg fell victim to a fire in 1540. Even the wine that was used in abundance at the time was not enough to put out the fire. Then, around the turn of the century, the town was surrounded by a ring wall and provided with entrance gates.
With the introduction of the unified constitution of the Helvetic Republic, drawn up in Paris in 1798, the cantons were introduced for the first time: the equality of town and country was duly celebrated in Regensberg. Between 1798 and 1803, 2350 French soldiers were quartered in Regensberg. Two years later, the cannon house was built to house the alarm cannon. The castle then served as the seat of the district governor, and in 1832 the castle was sold to a private individual. In 1883, a school and a home were set up in the castle.
Location
On the eastern foothills of the Lägern in the canton of Zurich, near Dielsdorf. Follow the signs towards “Regensberg”.
Access
The castle's keep is open to the public, but only for a small entrance fee (revolving door machine). The castle itself is now an educational institution and for this reason is not open to everyone.
