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According to a legend, the Habsburg castle was built around 1020 by Radbot (985–1045), a count from Klettgau, who supposedly named it after a hawk that flew away and that he found again during a hunting trip on the forested Wülpelsberg. However, the Habsburg family only lived there for about 200 years. The castle, intended solely as a defensive structure without watchtowers or ring walls, quickly became too small and not representative enough for the ever more powerful ruling family. Prior to this, in 1027, Radbot and his wife Ita of Lorraine had founded the Muri monastery, inhabited by Benedictines from the Einsiedeln monastery. The history of the Habsburgs forms the historical background for the nowadays known hiking route called the Habsburger Way from Wildegg via Brugg and Baden to Muri. It leads in three sections to impressive original sites, including, of course, the Habsburg itself, which today houses a restaurant. The described section here leads from the old town of
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The «Tourenplaner Schweiz» is a product of the magazine «Wandermagazin Schweiz». The magazine is published eight times a year. We take our readers to new regions, show the pearls of Switzerland, and tell stories about the land and people. In each issue, you will find hiking tips, reports, photo series, recipes, product information, and the latest news from the hiking world. The current issue is available at kiosks and from the publisher.
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Jochen Ihle
Jochen Ihle (born 1962) is the editor-in-chief of the hiking magazine SCHWEIZ. He spends his working life in the mountains year-round and is the author of numerous hiking guidebooks.
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