Böbikon ruins

Böbikon ruins
	Böbikon ruins
Creation time :	around 1100
Castle type :	Hilltop castle
Conservation status:	ruin
Place:	Boebikon
Geographical location	47 ° 33 '17 " N , 8 ° 19' 40" E Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '17 " N , 8 ° 19' 40" E ; CH1903: 666,926 / two hundred sixty-seven thousand four hundred ninety-one

The Böbikon ruins are the ruins of a medieval hilltop castle in the municipality of Böbikon in the canton of Aargau .

history

Not much is known about the former castle. Based on archaeological investigations, it can be assumed that it was formed around the year 1100. In 1113 an Erfridus was mentioned in a document as the only member of a "von Bebikon" family. He could be the possible builder of the castle.

The original system consisted of a curtain wall in which a building could be proven. The castle was then rebuilt at the beginning of the 13th century. The circular wall had a pentagonal floor plan and a gate on the west side. On the mountain side there was a tower with a floor plan of almost seven by seven meters. Nothing is known about the builders of this second castle, nor is it mentioned in any documents. Around the middle of the 13th century the castle was abandoned and fell into disrepair.

literature

Peter Frey: News on the building history of Böbikon Castle. In: Annual Bulletin No. 18 of the Historical Association of the Zurzach District. Zurzach 1987.

Web links

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