Gräpplang Castle is a castle in the municipality of Flums of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1] Gräpplang is mentioned around the middle of the 13th century as the administrative seat of the Hochstift Chur, pledged to Ulrich von Flums in 1292 and sold to the Tschudi family in 1528, whose descendants remained owners until 1767.[2]

Gräpplang Castle
Castrum Flumius
Flums-Gräpplang
Burg Gräpplang
Gräpplang Castle is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Gräpplang Castle
Gräpplang Castle
Gräpplang Castle is located in Switzerland
Gräpplang Castle
Gräpplang Castle
Coordinates47°06′10″N 09°19′56″E / 47.10278°N 9.33222°E / 47.10278; 9.33222
Typehill castle, spur castle
CodeCH-SG
Height450 m above the sea
Site information
Conditionruin
Site history
Builtabout 1100-1200
Layout of the castle

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  1. ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Grapplang History". Grapplang Ruins. Retrieved 10 November 2020.