Alt-Signau ruins
| Alt-Signau ruins | ||
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 The ruins of Alt-Signau, seen from the north-west |
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| Creation time : | around 1130 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Wall remains | |
| Standing position : | Barons | |
| Place: | Bowil | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 54 '16.1 " N , 7 ° 43' 21.5" E | |
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The Alt-Signau ruins are the ruins of a medieval hilltop castle on a hill above the stone mill in the Swiss municipality of Bowil in the canton of Bern .
history
The castle was the ancestral seat of the Barons von Signau. The family was first mentioned in 1130 under Werner von Signau. The castle was used to protect and control the route between Emmental and Aare valley . In the middle of the 14th century the castle was given up in favor of Neu-Signau Castle .
The ruin is comparatively well preserved (remains of the wall).
swell
- Castle map of Switzerland - West: ISBN 978-3-302-09801-2 , Federal Office for Topography swisstopo, 2007
See also
Web links
Commons : Ruine Alt-Signau - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
