New Worb Castle

Neuschloss Worb, entrance gate

The New Worb Castle is a Neo-Baroque country estate from the 18th century in Worb in the canton of Bern in Switzerland .

history

Between 1734 and 1737 the castle , which was probably designed by the Bernese architect Albrecht Stürler , with a stately garden was built by Franz Ludwig von Graffenried . This was bought in 1792 by Thun mayor Johann Rudolf von Sinner. Between 1831 and 1916, several new owners carried out major renovations. In 1985 it was acquired by Charles von Graffenried and extensively renovated.

literature

• Wolf Maync: Bernese Campaigns. Your owner story. Bern 1980, ISBN 3-7280-5326-6 .
• Johanna Strübin Rindisbacher: Neuschloss Worb. Stämpfli, Bern 2001, ISBN 3-7272-1170-9 .

Web link

Commons : Neues Schloss Worb  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Neues Schloss Worb or Neuschloss on worb.ch
• Image database for the New Worb Castle of the IG Worber story on reinhards.ch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ New Castle Worb on swisscastles.ch
2. ↑ New Worb Castle on flicker.com

Coordinates: 46 ° 55 '45.2 "  N , 7 ° 34' 14.9"  E ; CH1903:  610066  /  one hundred and ninety-seven thousand five hundred seventy-eight