Neu-Signau Castle

46°54′34″N 7°42′34″E / 46.9094°N 7.7095°E / 46.9094; 7.7095Typehill castle, spur castleCodeCH-BESite informationConditionburgstall (no above-ground ruins)Site historyBuilt14th CenturyGarrison informationOccupantsFreiherren von Signau

Neu-Signau Castle (German: Burg Neu-Signau) is a ruined castle in the municipality of Bowil in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

History

The castle was built to replace Alt-Signau Castle as the residence of the Barons of Signau. It was intended to protect and control the road between the Emmental and Aare river valley. In 1826 the castle was demolished.

Location and description

The castle is situated on a conglomerate spur above Bowil village. On an opposite hill, across the valley are the ruins of Alt-Signau Castle. Today, only a few traces of the castle can be seen.

See also

• List of castles in Switzerland

References

• Burgenkarte der Schweiz - West: ISBN 978-3-302-09801-2, Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo, 2007
• Heinrich Türler (1905). Das Schloss Signau. Neues Berner Taschenbuch. Vol. 10. Bern: Freunde vaterländischer Geschichte. pp. 243–261. doi:10.5169/seals-128061.

External links

• Anne-Marie Dubler: Bowil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• History of Signau from signau.ch