Neu-Signau Castle
| Neu-Signau Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 14th Century | |
| Castle type : | Höhenburg, spur location | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Barons | |
| Place: | Bowil | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 54 '34 " N , 7 ° 42' 33.5" E | |
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The castle New Signau is a Outbound medieval hilltop castle from the 14th century and is situated in the Swiss municipality of Bowil in the canton of Bern .
Location and description
The castle lies on a Nagelfluhsporn . Opposite it, on the other side of the valley, lies the ruins of Alt-Signau . Today only a few traces of the castle can be seen.
history
After Alt-Signau Castle, the castle was the second ancestral seat of the Barons of Signau. The castle was used to protect and control the route between Emmental and Aare valley . In 1826 the castle was demolished.
swell
- Castle map of Switzerland - West: ISBN 978-3-302-09801-2 , Federal Office for Topography swisstopo, 2007
literature
- Heinrich Türler: The Signau Castle . In: Friends of patriotic history (ed.): New Berner Taschenbuch . tape 10 . Bern 1905, p. 243-261 , doi : 10.5169 / seals-128061 .