Alt-Bechburg Castle ruins

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Alt-Bechburg Castle ruins are the remains of a medieval hilltop fortress overlooking Oensingen in the Swiss canton of Solothurn.

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Alt-Bechburg Castle ruins canonical 1
Ruine Alt-Bechburg 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ruins
hill castle
medieval castle
accessibleToPublic yes
buildingMaterial stone
builtFor lords of Bechburg
constructionStartCentury 11th century
12th century
country Switzerland
currentCondition ruin
defensiveType hilltop fortress
elevation hilltop position
era Middle Ages
hasCulturalSignificance regional landmark
hasNameInGerman Ruine Alt-Bechburg
hasPanoramicView Alps
Swiss Plateau
hasPart curtain walls
gate structures
keep
hasStairAccess hiking trail access
hasViewOf Aare valley
linked to: Aare basin

Oensingen plain
heritageCategory A-Object (national significance)
heritageRegister Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
heritageStatus Swiss heritage site of national significance
locatedIn canton of Solothurn
locatedInDistrict district of Gäu
locatedInMunicipality Oensingen
locatedInRegion Jura Mountains
nearbySettlement Oensingen
nearbyTransport A1 motorway
Oensingen railway station
originalFunction defensive fortress
fortified residence
overlooks Oensingen
ownership public
preservationStatus partially preserved
region northwestern Switzerland
topographicContext rocky spur
tourismType cultural tourism site
usedUntilCentury 15th century
16th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oensingen hasLandmark Alt-Bechburg Castle ruins
Alt-Bechburg Castle ruins hasNameInGerman Ruine Alt-Bechburg
linked to: Alt-Bechburg Castle ruins