To get up to the castle, it is advisable to leave the bike for a moment and run up.
The castle was built in the 11th century by the Counts of Bechburg and is considered the ancestral seat of the Counts and Barons of Bechburg and Falkenstein. Today's municipal coat of arms also emerged from the coat of arms of Bechburg.
The castle was probably destroyed and rebuilt by the earthquake in 1356.
In the 17th century, the owners lacked the means to maintain the castle, so that even then it was described as "a melted castle". In 1713 it went up in flames for unknown reasons and from then on it finally sank into ruins.

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BEATrailmaster

July 31, 2019

Old witness of contemporary history.

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Stoni

April 1, 2020

Wonderful ruin - If you ride your bike on the other side of the valley, you have a wonderful view of the ruin

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Location: Holderbank (SO), Thal Nature Park, Bezirk Thal, Solothurn, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland

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