Unspunnen Castle

Unspunnen Castle is a castle, now in ruins, located in the municipality of Wilderswil in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland. The castle, likely constructed in the early 12th century, overlooks the city of Interlaken.

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Type: Ruins
Description: ruined castle in the municipality of Wilderswil in the Swiss canton of Bern
Also known as: “Burgruine Unspunnen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rugenbräu and Wilderswil railway station.

Rugenbräu

Industrial building

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Rugenbräu is an industrial building, which is situated 300 metres northwest of Unspunnen Castle.

Wilderswil railway station

Railway station

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Wilderswil railway station is a railway station in the village and municipality of Wilderswil in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is on the Berner Oberland Bahn, whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost, Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. Wilderswil railway station is situated 1 km east of Unspunnen Castle.

Interlaken West railway station

Railway station

Photo: Belteshassar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Interlaken West is a railway station in the resort town of Interlaken, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is on the Thunersee line of the BLS AG, and is one of two stations in the town, the other being Interlaken Ost. Interlaken West railway station is situated 1½ km north of Unspunnen Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matten bei Interlaken and Interlaken.

Matten bei Interlaken

Village

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Matten bei Interlaken is a village and municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Matten b.I. belongs to the Small Agglomeration Interlaken with 23,300 inhabitants.

Interlaken

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Interlaken is a small city in the Bernese Highlands region of central Switzerland. Located between two alpine lakes, Interlaken is a popular base camp for outdoor sports and travel in the surrounding Bernese Oberland Alps.

Unterseen

Village

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Unterseen is a historic town and a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Unterseen is a german calque of the latin name Interlaken, and is located on the flat area on the eastern shore of Lake Thun between the two creek Lombach below the Chienberg to the north and the Aare to the south, which both flow into Lake Thun.

Unspunnen Castle

Categories: archaeological site, castle ruin, and historic site
Location: Wilderswil, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.66867° or 46° 40′ 7″ north

Longitude

7.85742° or 7° 51′ 27″ east

Open location code

8FR9MV94+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 969543801

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

Wikidata ID

Q1014334

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In Other Languages

From German to Korean—“Unspunnen Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Burg Unspunnen”
German: “Unspunnen”
Japanese: “ウンスプネン城”
Korean: “운슈푼넨성”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ruine Unspunnen and Sätteli.

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