Alt-Signau Castle
| Alt-Signau | |
|---|---|
Ruine Alt-Signau | |
| Bowil | |
 The ruins of Alt-Signau, from the north-west | |
  Alt-Signau | |
| Coordinates | 46°54′15″N 7°43′22″E / 46.9043°N 7.7227°E |
| Type | hill castle |
| Code | CH-BE |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Ruined walls |
| Site history | |
| Built | about 1130 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Freiherren of Signau |
Alt-Signau Castle (Template:Lang-de) is a ruined castle in the municipality of Bowil in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
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
References
- Burgenkarte der Schweiz - West: ISBN 978-3-302-09801-2, Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo, 2007
External links
Media related to Ruine Alt-Signau 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