Horben Castle

As early as the 12th century, Muri Monastery owned land and a dairy farm in this area. At the beginning of the 18th century, specifically in 1700/1701, Abbot Plazidus Zurlauben commissioned the construction of a recreational home for the Benedictine monks. The master builders were Hans Rey and Hans Mäder. In 1730, the neighboring castle chapel was built at the behest of Prince-Abbot Gerold Haimb. The castle underwent its first expansion in 1739 and received a fountain in 1743. It acquired its current Baroque form between 1762 and 1764 under Prince-Abbot Bonaventura Bucher. During this period, the famous wallpaper paintings by Caspar Wolf were created in the abbot's and hunting rooms. After the monastery's dissolution in 1841, the castle passed into private ownership and was used for various purposes, including as an inn and a sanatorium. Since 1913, it has been owned by the Borsinger family, who had it restored.

Horben Castle is located at an altitude of approximately 816 meters above sea level in the municipality of Beinwil, in the Muri district, Canton Aargau, Switzerland.

Horben Castle is privately owned and not publicly accessible. However, the associated chapel is accessible. Both buildings have been listed as historical monuments since 1963.

• Lieli Ruin (Castle), approx. 2.1 km away
• Heidegg Castle (Gelfingen) (Castle), approx. 4.1 km away
• Hohenrain Castle (Castle), approx. 4.6 km away
• Hitzkirch Castle (Castle), approx. 4.7 km away