Bottmingen Castle

Bottmingen Castle from the southwest

Bottmingen Castle is a moated castle in the municipality of Bottmingen , south of Basel . The castle from the 13th century is one of the few preserved moated castles in Switzerland . It was first mentioned in 1363 as the property of the chamberlain, an episcopal noble family who is believed to be the builder.

Despite the baroque style , the medieval character can mainly be recognized by the floor plan. In contrast to the moated Hallwyl or Hagenwil castles , the castle lacks a keep . This results in a relationship to the Burgundian-Savoyard type of castle with a tower-reinforced square. In 1720, Johannes Deucher transformed Bottmingen Castle into a country residence of the French early baroque, which was almost completely preserved. In addition to the exterior architecture, the staircase also testifies to this architectural style. Under Martin Wenk , Rococo prevailed in 1780 , which can be seen on the precious stucco in the stone hall. Wenk also had the southeast corner removed down to the courtyard level. Today it serves as a garden terrace.

Today the Bottmingen Castle is used as a restaurant and for banquets, weddings and other festive occasions.

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 works, Basel 1981, pp. 88–90.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hans Othmar Müller v. Blumencron: Johann Deucher and the Bottmingen Castle Estate. Basel Journal of History and Archeology, accessed on June 3, 2020 . 

Web links

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

• Art guide to Bottmingen Castle
• Castle world: Bottmingen Castle
• Illustration by Daniel Meisner from 1625: Bottmingen. Better to leyden than to do wrong ( digitized version )

Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '25 "  N , 7 ° 34' 13.2"  E ; CH1903:  609921  /  two hundred sixty-three thousand six hundred and sixty