Burgistein Castle Explained

Burgistein Castle
Native Name:Schloss Burgistein
Location:Burgistein
Map Type:Switzerland
Coordinates:46.7872°N 7.5053°W
Built:1260
Builder:Jordan I of Thun
Ownership:Canton of Bern

Burgistein Castle (German: Schloss Burgistein) is a castle in the municipality of Burgistein in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]

History

The first castle at Burgistein was built by Jordan I of Thun (later of Burgistein) in 1260. Jordan III of Burgistein fought on the losing side in the Battle of Laupen in 1339.[2] In retaliation a Bernese army attacked and destroyed the castle in 1340. It was rebuilt in the following years. In 1397 the Burgistein family died out and the castle was inherited by Werner Münzer. Over the following century it passed through numerous owners until 1484 when the Wattenwyl family acquired it. They owned the castle until 1714, when it passed to the Graffenried family. The 14th-century castle was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries.[3]

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Notes

1 The Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte (GSK) lists these dates as 1484 and 1714, while the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland says 1493 and 1717

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kantonsliste A-Objekte . 2009 . KGS Inventar . Federal Office of Civil Protection . German . 25 April 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html . 28 June 2010 .
  2. http://www.swisscastles.ch/bern/burgistein_d.html Swiss Castles.ch
  3. http://dav0.bgdi.admin.ch/kogis_web/downloads/kgs/matrizen/kgs_00852_gsk-d.pdf Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte GSK - Burgistein