Ruine Bürg
Ruine Bürg is a castle in Frutigen, Canton of Bern. Ruine Bürg is situated nearby to the forest Guferwald, as well as near the village Mülenen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frutigen railway station and St. Mauritius Frutigen.
Frutigen railway station
Railway station
Frutigen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Bern and municipality of Frutigen. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, and is the junction point where the routes via the older Lötschberg tunnel and the more recent Lötschberg base tunnel diverge. Frutigen railway station is situated 1½ km southeast of Ruine Bürg.
St. Mauritius Frutigen
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
St. Mauritius Frutigen is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Ruine Bürg.
Tropenhaus Frutigen
Photo: Abaddon1337, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tropenhaus in Frutigen, Switzerland, is a commercial project using geothermal energy from hot water flowing out of the Lötschberg base tunnel for the production of sturgeon meat, and caviar and formerly exotic fruit in a tropical greenhouse in the Swiss alps. Tropenhaus Frutigen is situated 2 km east of Ruine Bürg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mülenen and Diemtigen.
Mülenen
Village
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mülenen is a village in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district of the Swiss canton of Bern. The village is divided between the municipalities of Reichenbach im Kandertal and Aeschi bei Spiez. Mülenen station, on the Lötschberg railway line, and… Mülenen is situated 7 km northeast of Ruine Bürg.
Diemtigen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Diemtigen is a village and a municipality of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located at the northern end of the Diemtigtal elevated on a plateau west above the creek Chirel. Diemtigen is situated 8 km northwest of Ruine Bürg.
Mitholz
Hamlet
Photo: Draemmli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mitholz or Blausee-Mitholz is a village in Kandergrund municipality in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, with 170 inhabitants as of 2020. Blausee-Mitholz is a station on the Lötschberg railway line. Mitholz is situated 8 km south of Ruine Bürg.
Ruine Bürg
- Type: Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Frutigen, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.5969° or 46° 35′ 49″ northLongitude
7.63325° or 7° 37′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8FR9HJWM+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7034629376OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2175223
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In Other Languages
“Ruine Bürg” goes by many names.
- German: “Ruine Bürg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guferwald and Kirche Frutigen.
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