Kiesen Castle

Kiesen Castle is a castle located in Kiesen in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. The castle was built in the 17th century for the Effinger family, of lower nobility, in the place of a ruin of a fort in same place.

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Type: Castle
Description: château in Kiesen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Kiesen château”
Address: Staldenstrasse 2, Kiesen, 3629
Roof shape: half-hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brenzikofen railway station and Gerzensee.

Brenzikofen railway station

Railway station

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Brenzikofen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Brenzikofen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the standard gauge Burgdorf–Thun line of BLS AG. This station is served as a request stop by local trains only. Brenzikofen railway station is situated 2 km east of Kiesen Castle.

Gerzensee

Lake

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Gerzensee is a lake in canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 25 ha. It gives the name to the village of Gerzensee. Gerzensee is situated 3 km west of Kiesen Castle.

Uttigen railway station

Railway station

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Uttigen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Uttigen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Bern–Thun line of Swiss Federal Railways. Uttigen railway station is situated 3 km south of Kiesen Castle.