Alt-Signau Castle
Alt-Signau Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Bowil in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Photo: Minnou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruin in Bowil in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Alt-Signau castle ruin”, “Alt-Signau, medieval castle ruin”, “Burg Alt-Signau”, and “Ruine Alt-Signau”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Neu-Signau Castle and Bowil railway station.
Neu-Signau Castle
Castle
Photo: Chumbo Sui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Neu-Signau Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Bowil in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Neu-Signau Castle is situated 1¼ km northwest of Alt-Signau Castle.
Bowil railway station
Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bowil railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Bowil, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Bern–Lucerne line of Swiss Federal Railways. Bowil railway station is situated 2 km west of Alt-Signau Castle.
Reformed church, (rectory and pastor’s barn)
Church
Photo: Ginkgo2g, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reformed church, (rectory and pastor’s barn) is situated 2 km north of Alt-Signau Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Signau and Oberthal.
Signau
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Signau is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Oberthal
Village
Photo: SchuleOberthal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberthal is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Oberthal is situated 4 km west of Alt-Signau Castle.
Zäziwil
Village
Zäziwil is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Zäziwil is situated 4½ km west of Alt-Signau Castle.
Alt-Signau Castle
- Categories: archaeological site, castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bowil, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.90442° or 46° 54′ 16″ northLongitude
7.72268° or 7° 43′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FR9WP3F+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1843010139OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2175178
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In Other Languages
“Alt-Signau Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burgruine Alt-Signau”
- German: “Burgstelle Alt-Signau”
- German: “Ruine Alt-Signau”
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