- Gruyères Castle has stood proudly atop a verdant hill in the heart of Switzerland since the 13th century. Surrounded by the magnificent panorama of the Alpine...
- This bewitching turreted castle, home to 19 different counts of Gruyères, who controlled the Sarine Valley from the 11th to 16th centuries...
- The Castle of Gruyères (in French: château de Gruyères), located in the medieval town of Gruyères, Fribourg, is one of the most famous in Switzerland.
- The castle was the residence of the counts of Gruyères. The castle, constructed in the 13th century, was home to a long succession of Gruyères counts.
- It was the property of the Counts of Gruyères until the bankruptcy of the Count Michel in 1554. His creditors the cantons of Fribourg and Bern shared his earldom.
- In the 13th century, the Count of Gruyeres built his castle at the top of the hill to control the upper Saanen Valley and the town was developed thereafter.
- The castle, constructed in the 13th century, was home to a long succession of Gruyères counts. The end of the 15th century stands out as the golden age in the...
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- The name of the castle comes from the crane that adorns the coat of arms of the city and the family coat of arms of the Counts of Gruyères...
- Castle of the counts of Gruyères (Q691966). From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. ... Gruyeres Castle. Château de Gruyères.