Alt-Signau Castle
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| Alt-Signau | |
|---|---|
Ruine Alt-Signau | |
| Bowil | |
| File:Ruine Alt-Signau 1.jpg The ruins of Alt-Signau, from the north-west | |
| Site information | |
| Type | hill castle |
| Code | CH-BE |
| Condition | Ruined walls |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Site history | |
| Built | about 1130 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Freiherren of Signau |
Alt-Signau Castle (German: Ruine Alt-Signau) is a ruined castle in the municipality of Bowil in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
[edit | edit source]The castle was the ancestral home of the Barons of Signau. The family was first mentioned in 1130 when Werner von Signau appeared in a historical record. The castle was designed to protect and control the road between the Emmental and the Aare river. In the mid-14th century the castle was abandoned when the family moved to Neu-Signau Castle on a hill across the valley.
The ruin is relatively well preserved.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- Burgenkarte der Schweiz - West: Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo, 2007
External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Anne-Marie Dubler: "Bowil" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- History of Signau from signau.ch