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Burgistein Castle

Castle in Bern, Switzerland

Field	Value
name	Burgistein Castle
native_name	Schloss Burgistein
location	Burgistein
image	Burgistein 02.JPG
image_size	300px
caption	Burgistein Castle
map_type	Switzerland
coordinates
built	1260
builder	Jordan I of Thun
ownership	Canton of Bern

Burgistein Castle () is a castle in the municipality of Burgistein in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

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. 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.

References

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

References

(2009). "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". Federal Office of Civil Protection.
[http://www.swisscastles.ch/bern/burgistein_d.html Swiss Castles.ch] {{in lang. de accessed 20 March 2014
{{HDS. 486. Burgistein
[http://dav0.bgdi.admin.ch/kogis_web/downloads/kgs/matrizen/kgs_00852_gsk-d.pdf Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte GSK - Burgistein] {{Webarchive. link. (20 March 2014 {{in lang). de accessed 20 March 2014

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