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Le château en bref
Neu-Bubenberg is a hilltop castle ruin on the Ulmizberg, south of the hamlet of Schliern, in the municipality of Köniz, west of Bern. Sections of masonry survive from a rectangular tower dating from the mid-13th century, whose walls are nearly two metres thick. Together with Alt-Bubenberg, near Frauenkappelen, the castle was among the oldest possessions of the Bubenberg family, a ministerial family closely linked to the history of Bern, one branch of which had its seat there. The family spent its summers at the castle. It was abandoned after 1338 and gradually fell into ruin. When the line died out in 1506, a farmer from Schliern, Uli Binder, acquired the estate, being more interested in the land than in the fortress. In the 19th century, the ruin became a popular destination for excursions. In 1937, a private individual bought it with the aim of making it a residence; the canton of Bern then placed it under protection, but clumsy restorations in the 1940s altered the original fabric. The ruin is today privately owned, and access to it is restricted.
