The Clans
Learn about the larger Kastler families, including the people, the land, and the history.
Joseph G. Kastler – Architect
Detroit architect Joseph Kastler was well known among his peers. He designed many buildings around the Detroit area.
Henri Kastler
Henri Kastler, founding member of the Academy of Philately, and was (1st) President from December 19th, 1928 to January 13th, 1957.
Abbot Erhard Kastler
Erhard Kastler was the chief abbot of St. Bernard monastery in Switzerland from 1512 to 1525.
Ulrich Mayer, called Castler
A document from circa 1540 of the abby of Söflingen, pertaining to a village called Burlafingen, near the city of Ulm showing a possible alternate meaning for the name “Kastler”.
What is Swabia?
Swabia’s name is derived from that of the Suebi, a Germanic people who, with the Alemanni, occupied the upper Rhine and upper Danube region in the 3rd century AD and spread south to Lake Constance and east to the Lech River. Known first as Alemannia, the region was called Swabia from the 11th century. The…
Kastler Loch
Restaurant Chastenloch Several years ago this postcard came to me from eBay. The text on it reads: “Kastler Loch (Canton Appenzell)”. I was able to locate the current establishment, and wrote them regarding the postcard. They said that the name Chastenloch probably comes from the name Kastler Loch, when the original Kast family lived in…
Petrus Kastler (~1420-1493)
Petrus was presented as Minister of Thalfingen on July 15, 1455. His epitaph of red marble is located in the Benedictine monastary of Elchingen, near Ulm.