Back

Plan a route here

Castle ruin Wartenstein

Ruin · Heidiland · 730 m

Responsible for this content
Heidiland Tourismus

Photo: Heidiland Tourismus

Add comment

The ruin, which served the Pfäfers monastery

In 1206 the castle Wartenstein was built on the site of the old Porta Romana, to protect the path and the monastery. Here no less than Ragaz's first spa doctor, Theophrastus Parazelsus, wrote his scientific treatise on the nearby healing spring. After an eventful history, the walls were abandoned to disintegration in the 16th century. In order to obtain stones for the renovation of the Pfäfers monastery buildings, Abbot Bonifaz Tschupp had the castle demolished down to the walls that make up the ruins today. Early engravings and postcards show how it still presents itself today. Remains of the residential tower, the cistern and the lower castle have been preserved. Energetically the ruin belongs to the places of wonder, which hardly surprises. Castles often stand in strong places. They are not dependent on particularly strong earth forces like a chapel or a church. Visit the upper and lower castles and get an idea of the interesting fortifications. Caution: In damp weather there is a risk of slipping on dirt roads.

Coordinates

SwissGrid

2'757'579E 1'206'885N

46.994299, 9.510523

DMS

46°59'39.5"N 9°30'37.9"E

UTM

32T 538816 5204657

w3w

///smudges.rosier.condition

Show on Map

Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Recommendations nearby

E-Bike · Heidiland

Culinary tour "Bündner Rheintal" (E-Bike)

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 51.4 km

Duration 3:40 h

Ascent 269 m

Descent 269 m

Combine a leisurely e-bike tour, from Bad Ragaz to the old town of Chur, with culinary stops at three different restaurants for starter, main ...

from Sereina Jost, Heidiland Tourismus

E-Bike · Heidiland

E-Bike Tamina valley

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 19.7 km

Duration 1:40 h

Ascent 550 m

Descent 550 m

The tour climbs the traffic-free road into the Tamina Valley and gives a view of the Tamina Bridge and the Rhine Valley on a loop over the Mapragg ...

from Kurt Willi, Heidiland Tourismus

E-Bike · Heidiland

E-bike enjoyment route Sarganserland

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 29.1 km

Duration 2:20 h

Ascent 226 m

Descent 215 m

This leisurely e-bike tour through five Sarganserland communities is all about the wine from Mels and Sargans. The highlight of the route is the ...

from Stephan Meyer, Heidiland Tourismus

E-Bike · Heidiland

E-Bike Chapfensee

recommended route Difficulty moderate

Distance 40.1 km

Duration 3:10 h

Ascent 1,100 m

Descent 1,100 m

The tour climbs over the Vilterserberg to the idyllic Chapfensee. After a long descent, we return to Bad Ragaz via the castle, enthroned above ...

from Kurt Willi, Heidiland Tourismus

E-Bike · Heidiland

E-Bike Heidi village - Heidialp

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 28.7 km

Duration 2:20 h

Ascent 730 m

Descent 730 m

The tour leads over the Rhine dam and through sun-drenched vineyards to the Heidi village and on the Heidi adventure trail to Heidialp - with a ...

from Kurt Willi, Heidiland Tourismus

E-Bike · Heidiland

E-Bike Pfäfers - Heidi village

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 32.6 km

Duration 2:20 h

Ascent 525 m

Descent 525 m

This tour climbs Pfäfers and crosses the wine villages Malans, Jenins, Maienfeld and Fläsch. The visit of the original Heidi village and the view ...

from Kurt Willi, Heidiland Tourismus

E-Bike · Heidiland

E-Bike Heidi village

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 15.3 km

Duration 1:10 h

Ascent 210 m

Descent 210 m

The leisurely round trip takes you along the Rhine, through the 2010 Wakker Prize-winning wine-growing village Fläsch and the historic town ...

from Kurt Willi, Heidiland Tourismus

E-Bike · Heidiland

E-Bike Vilterserberg

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 29.1 km

Duration 2:25 h

Ascent 570 m

Descent 570 m

The tour climbs with a view of the Rhine Valley to the Vilterserberg and after a short descent to the castle enthroned above Sargans.

from Kurt Willi, Heidiland Tourismus

Show all on map

Nearby Points of Interest

These suggestions were created automatically.

Questions and answers

Ask the first question

Would you like to the ask the author a question?

Rating

Write your first review

Help others by being the first to add a review.

Photos from others