Hofwil Castle

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]

Hofwil Castle
Schloss Hofwil
Location within Switzerland
General information
Location	Münchenbuchsee
Coordinates	47.021293°N 7.461731°E / 47.021293; 7.461731
Completed	1786

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