Alt-Bubenberg Castle
| Alt-Bubenberg Castle | ||
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 Alt-Bubenberg castle site |
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| Creation time : | 12th century (first mentioned in 1241) |
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| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Castle mounds, moats, ramparts | |
| Place: | Frauenkappelen | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 57 '30.3 " N , 7 ° 20' 55.1" E | |
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The Castle Alt-Bubenberg is the ruins of a medieval Spur castle from the 12th century in the Swiss municipality Frauenkappelen in the canton of Bern .
Location and description
Alt-Bubenberg Castle was built on a mountain spur above the Aare . Today it is located above the Wohlensee .
Today the castle hill, two earthen walls, which are still moat and Sodbrunnen be seen. Since there are no remains of the wall, it can be assumed that it was a pure earth castle with a wooden palisade .
history
The castle was first mentioned in documents in 1241. The castle is with some probability the ancestral seat of the Bernese patrician family von Bubenberg .
Alt-Bubenberg Castle was abandoned in the 14th century.
Web links
Commons : Burg Alt-Bubenberg - Collection of images, videos and audio files
