Ruine Kronegg

Ruine Kronegg is a castle in Diemtigen, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern. Ruine Kronegg is situated nearby to the archaeological site Erdwerk Weiebüel, as well as near the climbing site wimmis steinruch rechts 3c-6a.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Niesen and Fromberghorn.

Niesen

Peak

Photo: Roxaneweb, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Niesen is a mountain peak of the Bernese Alps in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. The summit of the mountain is 2,362 metres in elevation. It overlooks Lake Thun, in the Bernese Oberland region, and forms the northern end of a ridge that stretches north from the Albristhorn and Mannliflue, separating the Simmental and Kandertal valleys. Niesen is situated 3½ km southeast of Ruine Kronegg.

Fromberghorn

Peak

Photo: Ferdinand Hodler, Public domain.

The Fromberghorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located between Diemtigen and Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Bernese Oberland. It lies just south of the Niesen. Fromberghorn is situated 3½ km south of Ruine Kronegg.

Ruine Gaffer Tschinge

Castle

Photo: Wirago, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ruine Gaffer Tschinge is a castle, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Ruine Kronegg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wimmis and Reutigen.

Wimmis

Village

Photo: Sgruenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wimmis is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Reutigen

Village

Photo: Rene.kernen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reutigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2024 the former municipality of Zwieselberg merged to form the municipality of Reutigen. Reutigen is situated 4 km north of Ruine Kronegg.

Erlenbach im Simmental

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Erlenbach im Simmental is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Erlenbach im Simmental is situated 4½ km west of Ruine Kronegg.

Ruine Kronegg

Type: Castle
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Diemtigen, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.66118° or 46° 39′ 40″ north

Longitude

7.61252° or 7° 36′ 45″ east

Open location code

8FR9MJ67+F2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 386739088

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q67772648

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In Other Languages

“Ruine Kronegg” goes by many names.

German: “Ruine Kronegg”

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Highlights include Erdwerk Weiebüel and wimmis steinruch rechts 3c-6a.

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