Ruine Festi Bennewil
Ruine Festi Bennewil is a castle in Gurzelen, Thun District, Canton of Bern. Ruine Festi Bennewil is situated nearby to Cemetery Gurzelen / Seftigen, as well as near the pitch Hartplatz.Photo: Ginkgo2g, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: demolished medieval hilltop castle in Gurzelen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Festeli”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burgistein railway station and Burgistein Castle.
Burgistein railway station
Railway station
Burgistein railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Burgistein, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Gürbetal line of BLS AG. Burgistein railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Ruine Festi Bennewil.
Burgistein Castle
Castle
Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burgistein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Burgistein in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Burgistein Castle is situated 2 km west of Ruine Festi Bennewil.
Seftigen railway station
Railway stop
Seftigen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Seftigen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Gürbetal line of BLS AG. Seftigen railway station is situated 1 km northeast of Ruine Festi Bennewil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seftigen and Forst.
Seftigen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seftigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Forst
Village
Forst is a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The former municipality of the district of Thun merged with Längenbühl on January 1, 2007 to form Forst-Längenbühl.
Wattenwil
Village
Wattenwil is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
Ruine Festi Bennewil
- Categories: hill castle, castle ruin, deserted castle site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gurzelen, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.78216° or 46° 46′ 56″ northLongitude
7.52916° or 7° 31′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8FR9QGJH+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 6067546348OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q18326495
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In Other Languages
“Ruine Festi Bennewil” goes by many names.
- German: “Burgruine Festi”
- German: “Festeli”
- German: “Ruine Festi Bennewil”
- German: “Ruine Festi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cemetery Gurzelen / Seftigen and Hartplatz.
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