Petit-Vivy Castle
Barberêche Castle is a castle in Barberêche in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss Heritage Site of National Significance.[1]
It is located near the dike surrounding the Schiffenensee and northeast of Barberêche. It is among the oldest preserved castles in the region. The still-preserved, mighty, four-sided keep was built in the second half of the 13th century, and has 3.5 m (11 ft) thick walls. Around the keep are the remains of former surrounding walls, arranged in triangular form. The residential buildings were built in the 16th century.
See also
References
- ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte:Fribourg" (PDF). KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2010. External link in
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External links
- Petit-Vivy Castle in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Petit-Vivy Castle (French)
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Coordinates: 46°51′57″N 7°10′20″E / 46.865721°N 7.172253°E
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