Schöftland Castle
Schöftland Castle | ||
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Schöftland Castle |
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Creation time : | 1660 | |
Conservation status: | Receive | |
Place: | Schöftland | |
Geographical location | 47 ° 18 '15.6 " N , 8 ° 3' 0.5" O | |
Height: | 456 m above sea level M. | |
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The Schöftland Castle is a late Gothic mansion in the village of Schöftland in the Swiss canton of Aargau . It is one of the cultural assets of national importance and is under cantonal monument protection .
history
Wolfgang von Mülinen (1609–1679), Lord of Schöftland, had Schöftland Castle built in 1660. A medieval tower used to stand in the same place, but it was destroyed in the Sempach War. In 1664 Mülinen left the castle to his son-in-law Johann Rudolf May (1619–1672). After the May sold the building in 1840, it was used as a cigar factory.
Schöftland Castle has been owned by the municipality since 1917, and the municipal administration is housed in the premises. In 2003, the Schloss-Scheune Nord was completely renovated and expanded to become a regional registry office. Between 2007 and 2009 the remaining outbuildings were also completely renovated.
architecture
The castle, which is more like a stately town house in the transition phase from Gothic to Baroque, is a three-storey rectangular building with a gable roof and round shape . A stair tower (Schneggen) with an angular pointed helmet is attached to the long rear side . A two-storey wing with a hip roof joins the main wing at right angles . The windows have jambs of limestone . A Mülinen / May alliance coat of arms is placed above the main entrance .
literature
- Christian Holliger: Schöftland. History and stories , Schöftland 1992.
- Michael Stettler : The art monuments of the canton of Aargau . Ed .: Society for Swiss Art History . Volume I, districts of Aarau, Kulm, Zofingen. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1948, p. 230-231 .
- Reinhard Meyer: The May at Schöftland Castle in the last days of old Bern , Aarau 1918.
Web links
- Castle and castle park on schoeftland.ch
- Castle Schöftland in conservation inventory of the canton of Aargau