The Felsenburg ruins, also known as Falkenstein, above the municipality of Kandergrund in the canton of Bern, are a hilltop castle at 1,060 m above sea level. It was built at the end of the 12th century. The castle served to control the Lötschen Pass. After Bern acquired the entire Frutigen Valley around 1400, it made the "Tellenburg" near Frutigen, located further down, the seat of the Bernese bailiff, and allowed the rock castle to fall into disrepair. Those driving from Kandersteg to Frutigen will see it from afar. A signposted path leads up to it. It can be visited.

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