Erguel Castle

Erguel Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Sonvilier in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the best preserved castle ruin in the French-speaking Bernese Jura.

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Castle
Description: castle ruin in Sonvilier in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Ruines du Château d’Erguel”
Address: Sonvilier

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reformed Parish Church and Sonvilier railway station.

Reformed Parish Church

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reformed Parish Church is situated 1¼ km northwest of Erguel Castle.

Sonvilier railway station

Railway stop

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Sonvilier railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Sonvilier, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Biel/Bienne–La Chaux-de-Fonds line of Swiss Federal Railways. Sonvilier railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Erguel Castle.

St-Imier railway station

Railway station

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St-Imier railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Saint-Imier, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Biel/Bienne–La Chaux-de-Fonds line of Swiss Federal Railways. St-Imier railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Erguel Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sonvilier and Saint-Imier.

Sonvilier

Village

Photo: Chriusha, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sonvilier is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura.

Saint-Imier

Village

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Saint-Imier is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura.

Villeret

Village

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Villeret is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura. Villeret is situated 4 km northeast of Erguel Castle.

Erguel Castle

Categories: built structure, castle ruin, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Sonvilier, Bernese Jura, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.13576° or 47° 8′ 9″ north

Longitude

6.9779° or 6° 58′ 41″ east

Open location code

8FV84XPH+85

OpenStreetMap ID

way 659053224

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q2968214

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Erguel Castle” goes by many names.

French: “Chateau d’Erguel”
French: “château d’Erguel”
French: “Château d’Erguël”
French: “Ruines du Château d’Erguël”
German: “Burg Erguel”
German: “Burgruine Erguel”
German: “Château D’Erguël”
German: “Erguël”
German: “Schloss Erguel”

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