Thun Castle

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Thun Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress in the Swiss town of Thun, notable for its well-preserved towers and panoramic views over Lake Thun and the surrounding Alps.

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Label Occurrences
Thun Castle canonical 3
Thun Castle museum 1
Thun Town Hall 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
medieval fortress
museum
architecturalStyle medieval architecture
builtBy Dukes of Zähringen NERFINISHED
category Castles in the Canton of Bern
Cultural property of national significance in the Canton of Bern
Museums in the Canton of Bern
constructionStart circa 1180
coordinateLocation 46.757°N 7.631°E
country Switzerland
elevation hilltop above Thun
exhibits armour and weapons
ceramics
historic furnishings
medieval artifacts
regional history
floorCount multiple levels
hasPart banquet hall
castle museum
corner towers
courtyard
keep
roof gallery
hasView Bernese Alps NERFINISHED
Lake Thun NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Swiss heritage site of national significance
inception late 12th century
laterOwner City of Bern NERFINISHED
Counts of Kyburg NERFINISHED
House of Habsburg NERFINISHED
locatedIn Thun NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Canton of Bern NERFINISHED
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInRegion Bernese Oberland NERFINISHED
locatedNear Lake Thun NERFINISHED
materialUsed stone
notableFeature panoramic views over Lake Thun
views of surrounding Alps
well-preserved towers
openToPublic yes
ownedBy City of Thun NERFINISHED
touristAttraction yes
use administrative center
museum
prison
residence
website https://www.schlossthun.ch/

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Lake Thun hasLandmark Thun Castle
Thun hasLandmark Thun Castle
Thun hasLandmark Thun Castle
this entity surface form: Thun Town Hall
Thun knownFor Thun Castle
Thun touristAttraction Thun Castle
this entity surface form: Thun Castle museum