Untere Burg

Untere Burg
View of castle ruins and inner ward from current access gate (Tor 2)
Interactive map of the Untere Burg area
Alternative namesBurg Alt-Schellenberg
General information
TypeRuined castle
LocationSchellenberg, Liechtenstein
Coordinates47°14′00″N 9°32′33″E / 47.2332°N 9.5424°E / 47.2332; 9.5424
Construction startedbuilt around 1250, first written record from 1317
OwnerHistorischer Verein für das Fürstentum Liechtenstein (Historical Association of the Principality of Liechtenstein)
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Untere Burg ("Lower Castle"), also known colloquially as Burg Alt-Schellenberg ("Castle of Alt-Schellenberg"), is a castle ruin located in the municipality of Schellenberg, Liechtenstein. It lies at the edge of a local forest, a few hundred metres north of the main road between Vorderer Schellenberg and Mittleler Schellenberg (two of the burroughs in the village of Alt-Schellenberg). It is freely open to tourists and accessible by foot or mountain bike via a local footpath. Untere Burg is one of the five existing castles in Liechtenstein and one of the three ruined ones in the country.