Hofwil Castle is a
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Münchenbuchsee
Münchenbuchsee is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. It is famous a ...
of the
Canton of Bern
The canton of Bern, or Berne (; ; ; ), is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. The bear is the heraldic symbol of the c ...
in
Switzerland
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. It is a Swiss
heritage site of national significance.
History
The castle was built in 1784–86 by the architect
Carl Ahasver von Sinner
Carl Ahasver von Sinner (February 2, 1754 – April 25, 1821) was a Canton of Bern, Bernese architect of the Louis XVI style, Louis XVI period. Biography
Born in Sumiswald as the son of governor (''Landvogt'') Johann Bernhard von Sinner, he marri ...
for
Gabriel Albrecht von Erlach. A
peristyle
In ancient Ancient Greek architecture, Greek and Ancient Roman architecture, Roman architecture, a peristyle (; ) is a continuous porch formed by a row of columns surrounding the perimeter of a building or a courtyard. ''Tetrastoön'' () is a rare ...
was added to the
neo-classical building in 1798.
Castle grounds
The land around the castle was laid out as an
English garden
The English landscape garden, also called English landscape park or simply the English garden (, , , , ), is a style of "landscape" garden which emerged in England in the early 18th century, and spread across Europe, replacing the more formal ...
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 Pestalozzi is the surname of an Italian family originally based in Gravedona and Chiavenna who settled in Switzerland during the Counter-Reformation. Members of this family include:
* Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827), Swiss pedagogue an ...
monument by
Alfred Lanz from 1888. The workshops and barn were built in 1885.
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See also
* List of castles in Switzerland
This list includes castles and fortresses in Switzerland.
Entries list the name and location of the castle, fortress or ruins in each Canton in Switzerland.
Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft, Bas ...
References
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Bern
Castles in the Canton of Bern
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