| Birseck Castle | |
|---|---|
Ruine or Schloss Birseck | |
| Arlesheim | |
 Ruins of Birseck Castle | |
  Birseck Castle  Birseck Castle | |
| Coordinates | 47°29′31″N 7°37′43″E / 47.49194°N 7.62861°E |
| Type | hill castle |
| Code | CH-BL |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1243/44 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | counts |
Birseck Castle (German: Burg Birseck) is located in the municipality of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country. Birseck Castle is also called "Untere Burg Birseck" or "Vordere Burg Birseck" and is one of four castles on a slope called Birseck that confines the plain of the Birs river.
The Eremitage building group that includes the castle is listed as a heritage site of national significance.[1]
Burg Reichenstein is the sister castle to Birseck and sits on a higher slope to the north.
