Festi ruins (Ligerz)
| Festi ruins | ||
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| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Ruin, remains of the wall | |
| Place: | Ligerz | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 5 '13.6 " N , 7 ° 7' 57.1" E | |
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The Festi ruin is the former ancestral castle "Festi" of the Lords of Ligerz above the village of Ligerz in the canton of Bern .
history
The hilltop castle on the "Festi" was a fiefdom of the Counts of Nidau and from 1236 until the 16th century the seat of the barons of Ligerz. The main and auxiliary buildings as well as the tower were subsequently demolished. Only a few remains of the old wall are evidence of the castle. In contrast, there are still three vineyards from the 14th century. In one of these houses, Elsi Giauque and Fernand Giauque founded a meeting place for artists in 1925, which in the last century had its importance as a creative center with worldwide appeal. During this time, the painter Walter Clénin also lived in one of the old vineyards of the "Festi".
location
"Festi" can be reached on the road via the Ligerz hamlet of Schernelz, or with the Ligerz-Tessenberg railway . This railway, built in 1911–12, connects Ligerz with the “Festi”, Prägelz (French: “Prêles”) to the north and the other villages on the plateau.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b André Imer: Ligerz, from. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .