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RUINES DU CHATEAU DE VORBOURG

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Le Vorbourg, 2800Delemont, Switzerland
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2024
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Château de Vorbourg is a ruined fortified castle in Delémont. It was once inhabited by the knights of Telsperg, a family of minor feudal nobility. The ruins of the lower castle have been modified over the centuries and now house the Vorbourg chapel. The foundations of the terraces, the St. Anne tower and a cistern hidden beneath the apartments can still be seen. The upper castle, higher than the chapel, was consolidated and restored in 1998. Inside, a vaulted ceiling is currently being rebuilt. Both Telsperg castles were toppled in the Basel earthquake of 1356, but continued to be inhabited and to house the prince-bishop. The chapel is open daily, but access to the interior of St. Anne's Tower is closed. The upper castle ruins can be reached via a steep footpath.

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Deux constructions furent érigées vers le 12e siècle : le château inférieur et le château supérieur de Telsperg. Deux bâtiments s'élevaient 150 à 200 mètres au-dessus de la Birse pour surveiller le passage des voyageurs dans la cluse de Soyhières menant de Bâle à Delémont. Dans la partie supérieure, il ne reste que la tour en ruines. On peut y accéder depuis la Route du Vorbourg par différents petits chemins escarpés.

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