Illens Castle

Illens Castle
Rossens
Illens Castle
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Coordinates	46°44′19″N 7°06′38″E / 46.738589°N 7.110481°E / 46.738589; 7.110481Coordinates: 46°44′19″N 7°06′38″E / 46.738589°N 7.110481°E / 46.738589; 7.110481
Code	CH-FR
Site information
Condition	Ruined castle
Site history
Built	1150-1276

Illens Castle is a castle in the municipality of Rossens of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The ruins of Illens castle stand on a rock wall above a loop of the Saane/Sarine river. The castle stands on the opposite side of the river from the fortified town of Arconciel. The two castles secured both sides of a crossing (either a ford or a bridge) over the river. The castle is first mentioned between 1150 and 1276. In 1366, the notoriously violent Count Peter of Aarberg moved into the castle and remained there for a short while. The chamberlain of Charles the Bold, Guillaume de la Baume, expanded the castle and when he left in 1470, it was an elegant and comfortable palace. During the conflicts leading up to the Burgundian Wars, Fribourg and Bernese troops stormed and damaged the building on 3 January 1475.

In 1900, it was partly repaired and expanded and served a community of Trappist monks.

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