Schenkenberg Castle

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Schenkenberg Castle (German: Ruine Schenkenberg) is a castle ruin above the municipality of Thalheim in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was built in the 13th Century by the Habsburg dynasty, was the administrative seat for 260 years of a bailiwick of the city of Bern and fell into ruin in the 18th century.

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N 47.441944444444 °	E 8.1008333333333 °

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Burgruine Schenkenberg

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5112
Aargau, Switzerland
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