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[[Image:Habsburg castle (1250) basic structure and stages.jpg|thumb|250px|The castle in 1250, seen from the north.
██ Built before 1100. 1600 in ruins.
██ Built between 1100 and 1250. 1600 in ruins.
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██ Built between 1100 and 1250. 1600 still standing.
Except for the chapel, the green and orange coloured buildings still exist today.]]
Habsburg Castle (, ) is a medieval Switzerland fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River. At the time of its construction, the location was part of the Duchy of Swabia. Habsburg Castle is the original seat of the House of Habsburg, which became one of the leading dynasty in Europe. It is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance (1995), p. 38.
The name of "Habsburg" was not added to the noble title until Radbot's grandson, Otto II. He added "von Habsburg" to his title, thus beginning the House of Habsburg.
Habsburg Castle's importance diminished after Radbot's seventh generation descendant Rudolph moved the family's power base to Austria in 1276. Habsburg Castle remained property of the House of Habsburg until 1415, when Duke Frederick IV of Austria lost the canton of Aargau to the Swiss Confederacy.
The area around the castle was covered by forests that were only cleared around 1500, nearly half a millennium after Habsburg Castle was first constructed. The castle has been owned by the Canton of Aargau since 1804. It became part of in 2009. Today the "large" and "small" towers of the original castle are preserved, attached to a residential building of the 13th century, while large parts of the complex lie in ruins. The extent of its eastern part is recognizable only by foundation walls. The palatial residence hosts a restaurant and a small exhibition.
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