Hofwil Castle Explained

Hofwil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Münchenbuchsee of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.^[1]

History

The castle was built in 1784–86 by the architect Carl Ahasver von Sinner for Gabriel Albrecht von Erlach. A peristyle was added to the neo-classical building in 1798.^[2]

Castle grounds

The land around the castle was laid out as an English garden with a pavilion which holds the tomb of Emanuel von Fellenberg. The park is decorated with a number of statues including a bronze youth by Max Fueter from 1949 and the Pestalozzi monument by Alfred Lanz from 1888. The workshops and barn were built in 1885.^[2]

See also

• List of castles in Switzerland

References

47.021°N 7.461°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance . 1 January 2017 . A-Objects . Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS) . 6 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160902033944/http://www.babs.admin.ch/de/aufgabenbabs/kgs/inventar/a-objekte.html . 2 September 2016 . dead .
2. Web site: Schloss Hofwil . www.babs.admin.ch . Federal Office for Civil Protection . 28 February 2018.