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The Riedholz Tower bastion and moat  
   

The Riedholz Tower bastion and moat

Picture shows one of the Defence Towers from outside of the walled town. There also appear to be sentry boxes with the old moat now grassed.
Grindelwald - Solothurn

July 16th 2011
Yesterday was a "stay around" day of shopping, cleaning, a walk up the Lauterbrunnen Valley from Zweilutschenen, and helping Mariann - not worth a writeup. Today, Mariann phoned to say that going to Fribourg with her was off as she has injured her leg and needs to go to the Doctor. Since B&G recommended Solothurn as an interesting place to visit, we headed there. It is northwest of Bern towar ... read more
Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Solothurn

Swiss Flag The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more
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