The remains of the Castle can be visited
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Bürg Castle (Ruin) (Frutigen)
Ruin Bürg was a medieval tower house dating from the 13th Century and is located in the Swiss municipality of Frutigen in the canton of Bern .
The tower stands above the village of Frutigen on a hill. It is protected on two sides by trenches. The tower was built so that he in visual contact with the surrounding Chutzen and Tellenburg was. Are still remnants of the foundation walls to detect.
The tower was the headquarters of the Knights of Frutingen, the followers of Reichsvögte of Kien were.
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