Birseck Castle
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Attribution: By Joerg Kummer - Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1560656
Birseck Castle is one of four castles on a slope called Birseck that confines the plain of the Birs river. The Eremitage building group that includes the castle is listed as a heritage site of national significance. Reichenstein Castle is the sister castle to Birseck and sits on a higher slope to the north.
The castle was destroyed in the revolutionary turmoil, and the ruin was integrated into the garden after 1812. In 1812 a Knights' Hall with neo-gothic wall decorations was built into the ruins. The wall paintings were restored in 2007 directly from the original artworks and Birseck Castle was renovated.
The castle was destroyed in the revolutionary turmoil, and the ruin was integrated into the garden after 1812. In 1812 a Knights' Hall with neo-gothic wall decorations was built into the ruins. The wall paintings were restored in 2007 directly from the original artworks and Birseck Castle was renovated.
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