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This documentary is about the castle Alt-Wädenswil, built in the late 12th century. This is located on the territory of the municipality of Richterswil, near Lake Zurich in Switzerland. How did it become an order castle of the Knights of St. John? Why was the castle destroyed? What archaeological finds were made? All these you will learn in this film.
We would like to thank the Cantonal Archaeology of Zurich for their support with pictures.
Special thanks to Florence Gilliard for creating the 3-D model of the castle.
Chapter:
0:00 Introduction / Questions about questions
1:02 The origin of the castle
1:50 The barons of Wädenswil
3:37 From the fortress to the order castle of the Knights of St. John
4:26 Archaeological findings
5:31 The Grand Master of the Order of St. John
6:34 Attack on the castle
7:25 Too powerful
8:03 The sad end
The castle on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/VxXq28DgR3WCAsne7...
Visit our website: www.historytravelnature.com
Blog Cantonal Archaeology Zurich: ad.zh.ch/
Website municipality Richterswil: www.richterswil.ch/sehenswuer...
Production Magic Motions Filmproductions: www.magicmotions.ch
A film by Gregor Bächi
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