Riedburg ruins
| Riedburg ruins | ||
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| Creation time : | 14th Century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | Koeniz | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 51 '54.1 " N , 7 ° 21' 53.2" E | |
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The Riedburg is the ruin of a medieval hilltop castle from the 14th century and is located in the Mittelhäusern district in the Swiss municipality of Köniz in the canton of Bern .
Location and description
The Riedburg lies above the Schwarzwasserschlucht . Today the moat , the castle hill, parts of the tower and the palace , as well as some remains of the wall are preserved.
history
The castle was built around 1350 and was the seat of Ivo von Bolligen . In addition to the castle, the surrounding areas between Sense and Scherlibach belonged to the rule . As early as 1386, the castle was destroyed by the Freiburg residents during a conflict between Bern and Freiburg . From 1388, the rule of Riedburg belonged to the city-state of Bern. In the 15th century it came into the possession of the Bernese patrician families von Buch and Brüggler . They built a mansion in the vicinity (substructure made of stone, upper structure made of wood).
Web links
Manor house in Grossgschneit
Riedburg country house
