Chnebelburg

Chnebelburg
View of the Erdburg from Bellmund, towards Studen
Creation time :	High Middle Ages
Conservation status:	Castle site
Place:	Bellmund
Geographical location	47 ° 6 '24.6 "  N , 7 ° 16' 0.1"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 6 '24.6 "  N , 7 ° 16' 0.1"  E ; CH1903:  five hundred and eighty-six thousand nine hundred and fifty  /  217331
Height:	610  m above sea level M.

The Chnebelburg , Bern German for Steckenburg or Pfahlburg , on the Jäissberg near Bellmund in the canton of Bern in Switzerland was a castle complex made of earth and wood that dates from the High Middle Ages .

description

The castle complex had an oval shape and covers an area of ​​about 135 × 60 m. It was surrounded by an earth wall with a palisade .

There are no written sources for the castle complex, many indications that the complex had already disappeared in the 13th century and was not renovated with stone like many other castle complexes.

The Chnebelburg is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural goods of regional importance (B objects) under KGS no .: 601 .

See also

• List of cultural assets in Bellmund

Web links

Commons : Chnebelburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Education Directorate of the Canton of Bern : Information board Chnebelburg (PDF).