Old Bümpliz Castle

Old Bümpliz Castle

The Alte Schloss Bümpliz is a castle in Bümpliz , a suburb of Bern , Switzerland .

It goes back to a high Burgundian royal court built as a wooden fortification from the 9th century . This later passed into the possession of various local noble and patrician families, was provided with a moat in the 11th century, converted into a stone round tower in the 13th century and expanded into a castle in the 15th century. In 1742 the new Bümpliz Castle was built next to the so-called Old Castle .

In 1919 the old castle became a non-profit parish hall a. a. converted into a restaurant, library and kindergarten . The city of Bern bought it in 1954 and had it completely renovated from 1979 to 1980. Today the castle houses a restaurant and the Bümpliz local archive and serves as a rehearsal room for the Bern Conservatory .

See also

• List of cultural assets in Bern in the VI district, Bümpliz-Oberbottigen

Web links

Commons : Altes Schloss Bümpliz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• The old Bümpliz Castle (from the royal court to the insane asylum!) At www.buempliz.uechtland.ch
• Bümpliz Castle at www.schloss-buempliz.ch

Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '39 "  N , 7 ° 23' 31.1"  E ; CH1903:  596447  /  199232