Bischofszell Castle

Bischofszell Castle

The Bischofszell Castle is located in the town of Bischofszell in the Swiss canton of Thurgau .

history

The former bishop's castle of the Diocese of Constance is located within the city walls in the southwest corner of the city of Bischofszell. It is protected by steep slopes to the south and west. Old views still show the tower, which was razed in 1843. According to legend, it was built under Bishop Solomon III was built by Constance to protect against the Hungarians. The shape of the ground floor of the castle points to the 13th or the beginning of the 14th century when it was built; the upper floor is likely to come from a new building from around 1500. The castle served as the residence of the Bailiff of Constance; he was the patron of the secular St. Pelagius choir in Bischofszell, presided over the city council and maleficent court and exercised the episcopal jurisdiction over the office of Schönenberger. After the abolition of episcopal rule in 1798, the castle went into private ownership. A tapestry from 1500 in the Basel Historical Museum shows what is probably the oldest view of the castle.

literature

• Eugen Probst (editor): The castles and palaces of Switzerland, Canton Thurgau I and II. Birkhäuser and Cie, Basel 1931–1932
• Heini Giezendanner: Castles and palaces in Thurgau. Huber, 1997
• Fritz Hauswirth: Castles and palaces in Thurgau. Gaisberg Verlag, Kreuzlingen 1960

Web links

• Photos on the Swisscastles website

Individual evidence

1. ^ Eugen Probst (Red.): The castles and palaces of Switzerland, Canton Thurgau. Volume I, p. 29 ff.

Coordinates: 47 ° 29 '36.9 "  N , 9 ° 14' 14.7"  E ; CH1903:  seven hundred and thirty-five thousand five hundred thirty-nine  /  two hundred and sixty-one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven