Burgistein Castle

The Burgi Stone Castle is a castle in the municipality Burgi stone in the canton of Bern.

History

The castle was built after 1260 by Jordan I. von Thun, the founder of the family of Burgi stone. 1339 the castle was destroyed by the Bernese after the Battle of Laupen. According to the chroniclers Konrad Berner Just Inger was Jordan III. shot by Burgi stone in the castle by the shooter Ryffli.

The castle rebuilt in 1397 came from the extinct family of Burgistein Werner coin. 1493 the castle came into the possession of the family of Wattenwyl. After the marriage of Juliana of Wattenwyl with Emanuel de Graffenried, the castle was 1714/15 the property of the family von Graffenried over.

The current facility was built in the 16th century.

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