Strättligen ruin
Strättligen ruin | |
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Restored enclosure wall with the powder tower from 1699 |
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Alternative name (s): | Strättligburg, Strättligturm |
Creation time : | 1200 to 1300 |
Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
Conservation status: | Restored enclosure wall, powder tower from 1699 |
Standing position : | Barons |
Place: | Tuna |
Geographical location | 46 ° 42 '46 " N , 7 ° 37' 42" E |
The ruins of Strättligen are the ruins of a hilltop castle from the 13th century in the area of the former municipality of Strättligen above the district of Gwatt in the municipality of Thun in the canton of Bern . Common names are also Strättligburg or Strättligturm .
history
The ruin was the ancestral castle of the Barons von Strättligen . The barons of Strättligen were also owners of Wimmis Castle . In 1332 the castle was razed by the Bernese . In 1699, the state of Bern built the powder tower that is still preserved today on the castle ruins .
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