Engraving showing the 1805 Unspunnenfest under the ruins of 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,[1] overlooks the city of Interlaken.
Today, Unspunnen is home to Unspunnenfest, a festival of traditional Swiss competitions held in the fields below the ruins.
UnspunnenCastle is a castle, now in ruins, located in the municipality of Wilderswil in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland. The castle, likely constructed...
Unspunnen can refer to: the ruins of UnspunnenCastle the Unspunnenfest held there since 1805 the Unspunnen Stone, symbol of the Unspunnenfest This disambiguation...
held in the town of Interlaken, Switzerland, near the old ruin of UnspunnenCastle, in the Bernese Alps, approximately once every twelve years, most recently...
ruins of UnspunnenCastle in the Bernese Alps, and held once every twelve years. One of the main highlights of the Unspunnenfest is the 'Unspunnen stone...
discovered. Wilderswil is first mentioned in the year 1224 as Wilderswile. UnspunnenCastle, within the municipality, was first mentioned in 1232. Wilderswil was...
(Unspunnen) and then given in fief to the Freiherr of Weissenau or if it was built by the Weissenau family as the center of their estates. The castle was...
(184 lb) is thrown overhead for the longest distance. THe event is known as Unspunnen stone throw. The contestants begin on a 6.1 metres (20 ft 0 in) runway...
Julian Sieger II von Brawand sold the land of Unspunnen to the City of Bern, retaining the title Lord of Unspunnen and the position of castellan through Julian's...
1334, Bern fought with the Barons of Weissenburg and occupied Wimmis and Unspunnen in the Oberland. Bern's victory allowed them to bring the Oberhasli region...
Wädenswil owned the castle, along with expansive holdings as the governors of Unspunnen, Frutigen and Mülinen. In 1285 the castle church was mentioned...
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