Pont-en-Ogoz Castle

En un regard

Le château en bref

Pont-en-Ogoz Castle, also known as Château de Pont, stands on the Île d'Ogoz, in the middle of Lake Gruyère, in the canton of Fribourg. This former spur of a meander of the Sarine became an island in 1948, when the impounding of the Rossens Dam flooded the neighbouring fortified village. The lords of Pont, attested around 1160, built their second castle here in the 13th century; it was organised around three large residential towers, erected one after the other between the late 12th and the early 14th century, reflecting a lordship shared among several co-lords. The House of Savoy gained influence here from the mid-13th century onwards and made it a châtellenie in 1359, before Fribourg acquired the lordship in 1482 and installed its first bailiwick there. The castle served as a quarry from 1505, and the village was abandoned in the 17th century. Today, the ruined towers remain, along with the Chapel of Saint Theodul, the only well-preserved building. The Association de l'Île d'Ogoz, founded in 1996, looks after the site, which is reached by boat in summer.