Binningen Castle (Switzerland)

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Binningen Castle
Binningen Castle from the south

Binningen Castle from the south

Creation time : 1293
Conservation status: receive
Place: Binningen
Geographical location 47 ° 32 '12 "  N , 7 ° 34' 29"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '12 "  N , 7 ° 34' 29"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred and ten thousand two hundred forty-eight  /  265,113
Binningen Castle (Canton of Basel-Country)
Binningen Castle

The Castle Binningen is a castle in the center of basel scenic community Binningen in Basel . Today the castle houses a restaurant and hotel. The complex was originally designed as a pond, but the water was filled in in 1772.

Location and description

Binningen Castle is now located in a small park directly on the tram line to Basel. The castle is a rectangular building with an inner courtyard. A small round tower rises on the southeast corner, while the restaurant's outdoor terrace is located on the east side. The outer facade is kept in white, only the windows are surrounded by red sandstone.

history

Today it is believed that the castle was built as a Weiherschloss in 1293 by the Basel citizen Heinrich von Zeise. The Basel earthquake in 1356 left only the foundation walls of the castle standing. In 1409 the castle burned down to ruin. It was rebuilt 10 years later and in 1444 it was destroyed again by the Habsburgs during the St. Jacob's War.

Because around 1520 the canton of Solothurn showed interest in the village and the castle, a council member of the city of Basel decided to buy the property in order to stop the danger of Solothurn expansion "on the doorstep". Depending on requirements, the castle was now used as an outpost by Basel troops. It belonged one after the other to the Grieb and Escher vom Glas families . In 1545 Joachim van Berchem and Johann von Bruges bought the property from the city. As was later established, the Lord of Bruges was none other than David Joris , an Anabaptist leader who lived in Basel under a false name. In 1574 the ownership of the castle changed to Nikolaus von Hatstatt, who in turn passed the castle on to the city of Basel after his death.

After the city had leased the castle for a number of years, it was first sold to the Eckstein family until it fell into the hands of the Counts of Sulz from Württemberg in 1613. This was followed by Georg Willhelm von Freudenstein and Freiherr von Polheim as owners. In 1772 the pond around the castle was drained. In 1817 the castle was sold to Niklaus Singeisen from Liestal, who wanted to set up a casino there, but the project was prevented by a neighboring innkeeper. In 1870 a restaurant opened in the castle for the first time. Numerous renovations followed until the municipality of Binningen bought the castle in 1960.

literature

  • Werner Meyer : Castles from A to Z - Burgenlexikon der Regio . Published by the Castle Friends of both Basels on the occasion of their 50th anniversary. Klingental printing company, Basel 1981, pp. 82–83.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information about the castle on the website of the municipality of Binningen