Königsfelden Abbey

Opening hours and entrance fees

WINTER BREAK Königsfelden Abbey is closed for the winter. We look forward to your visit from 1 April 2026. Opening hours 1 April to 1 November 2026 Monday closed Tuesday – Sunday, public holidays* 10

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Getting here by train, bus and car

Directions to Königsfelden Abbey Address Kloster Königsfelden – Museum Aargau Königsfelderstrasse 5210 Windisch Tel. 0848 871 200 Contact Arrival by public transport and car Arriving by train and bus

 
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Accessibility

Getting here Arriving by car Visitors with reduced mobility can park at the meeting centre of Königsfelden Psychiatric Services. From there it is about 4 minutes to the convent church on a level path.

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Tour of the Abbey complex

Visit the exhibitions at Königsfelden Abbey and travel back to the time when the convent church was built. The Habsburgs built Königsfelden Abbey on the ruins of the Roman legionary camp of Vindonissa

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Excursions for families and children

Descend into the crypt or marvel at the famous stained-glass windows: Königsfelden Abbey offers tours for the whole family. Königsfelden Abbey is an exciting destination for families and children when

 
Königsfelden Abbey

Contact

Address Kloster Königsfelden – Museum Aargau Königsfelderstrasse 5210 Windisch Tel. 0848 871 200 Contact Organisation Museum Aargau Management Member Contact Dr. Marco Sigg Director E-Mail Dr. Angela

 
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History

CONVENT CHURCH & HISTORY The Abbey complex Impressive convent church Stained glass windows Late medieval glass painting History A king's murder and the foundation of the Abbey

 
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Events

 
Wildegg Castle

History

Wildegg Castle Estate includes all lands and properties outside the castle walls. It comprises numerous buildings to this day including Gasthof Bären and an organic farm. Wildegg Castle Estate has und

 
Habsburg Castle

Collection

The Museum Aargau Collection has been assembled from various holdings since 1830. It consists of bequests from Aargau's castles and monasteries, numerous donations, objects acquired from company archi

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Luftaufnahme Barockgarten Schloss Wildegg mit dem Schloss im Hintergrund.
Luftaufnahme Barockgarten Schloss Wildegg mit dem Schloss im Hintergrund.

Exhibition

Kitchen garden and pleasure garden

Take a stroll through the 3,300-square-metre kitchen garden and pleasure garden with its old crop plants and rare vegetables. The historic vegetable cellar gives an interactive insight into the history of the garden and the work of ProSpecieRara.

Kitchen garden and pleasure garden: rare variety

The combined kitchen garden and pleasure garden at Wildegg Castle is the perfect place to stroll, smell the scents and marvel at the flora. Old, barely remembered vegetable varieties grow in the borders, while the flowers and shrubs fill the air with their fragrances.

In collaboration with ProSpecieRara, old varieties such as the purple artichoke, skirret and tree onion are cultivated here. Stroll through the garden and appreciate the plant diversity of the 18th century!

Vegetable cellar: a word with gardener Bruno

In the historic vaulted cellar, where tools were once stored and plants wintered, you will now meet Julie von Effinger. In her talking portrait, the last lady of the castle discusses the latest developments in the castle garden with gardener Bruno. The vegetable cellar also showcases the work of the ProSpecieRara Foundation, which cultivates and propagates rare vegetable and ornamental plant varieties in the kitchen garden and pleasure garden.

Impressions

Wunderschöne Blumenaufnahme im Rosengarten Wildegg
Ein Kellerraum mit Videoinstallation
Besucherinnen bedeckt mit grünen Blättern auf dem Schlossgarten Wildegg
Besucherin löst das Rätsel mit ihrem Sohn im Gemüsekeller auf Schloss Wildegg
Nahaufnahme von Blumen und verschwommen im Hintergrund Besucher*innen
Weissrote Tulpen im Schlossgarten Wildegg
Besucherin im abgedunkelten Gemüsekeller schaut das belichtete Saatgut an
Zwei Besucherinnen lächelnd im Schlossgarten
Aufgeblühte, bunte Blumen (mehrheitlich Tulpen) im Schlossgarten Wildegg
Das sprechende Portrait erzählt über die Geschichte des Gartens auf schloss Wildegg während die Besucherin zuhört