Neu-Bechburg Castle

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New Bechburg

The New Bechburg is a castle in Oensingen in Switzerland.

History

The castle was built in 1250 by the Barons of Bechburg. Then she changed owners several times. Among these we find the Earl of Frohnburg, Nidau, Thierstein, Kyburg and Buchegg. In 1415 the castle and lordship were sold to Berne and Solothurn. In 1463 the castle was over in the full possession of Solothurn and a seat of the bailiff it was built.

In 1635 the castle was temporarily the seat of the Bishop of Basel. 1798 the castle lost to the invasion of the French in importance. After that, she served as a poorhouse, private apartment, inn, and most recently as a quarry. In 1835 it was acquired by the Basel Johannes Riggenbach. His son Friedrich restored the castle from 1880.

The heirs of George Wackernagel - Riggenbach sold in 1975 the castle to the Oensinger honorary citizen Dr. Walter Pfluger -Baumgartner, who gave the " Stiftung Schloss Neu- Bechburg ".

Location and building

The castle is located on a 86 -meter-long and an average of 14 meters wide ledge below the rye. From the design, it is one of the spur castles, but all pages are attached.

The castle was rebuilt several times over the years. From the initial state, only parts of the eastern castle have been preserved, with its almost 30 -meter high round keep, which is reinforced battlements and piled with rubble. To the west of the keep close to the Knights Gaden, the Palas and an open terrace. The terrace was built over in earlier times and formed the West castle, of which the western end of the terrace a small tower has been preserved.