Documentary
Alt-Wädenswil Castle

 Alt-Wädenswil Castle: Order Castle of the Knights of St. John

Running time: 9 minutes

Language: German

Subtitles: German / English / French / Italian / Spanish / Portuguese

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 hope you enjoy watching it.

Credits:

Producer, camera, drone footage, voice-over, editing & direction - Gregor Bächi 

Editing - Gregor Bächi, Martin Meier 

3D model of the ruin - Florence Gilliard

Many thanks to:

Cantonal Archaeology Zurich -Website