Spittel Castle

The Spittel

The Spittel Castle or also known as Sumiswald Castle is a former castle of the Teutonic Order in Sumiswald , Canton of Bern , Switzerland .

It stands a little apart from the village and was donated by Lüthold von Sumiswald in 1225 with the stipulation that a hospital should be set up in it - hence the name Spittel . From 1698 to 1798 the castle was the seat of a Bernese bailiff and in 1812 it was transferred to the Sumiswald community. The new building built by Niklaus Schiltknecht on behalf of the State of Bern after the fire of 1730 housed an old people's home until the end of June 2016 and has been used by the community for various purposes since then.

Web links

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

• Pictures and information about Schloss Spittel Sumiswald on swisscastles.ch
• Tour: Sumiswald Castle on sumiswald.ch
• Anne-Marie Dubler : Sumiswald (Vogtei, upcoming). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sumiswald Castle - The die has been cast Message on sumiswald.ch from May 4, 2016

Coordinates: 47 ° 1 '55 "  N , 7 ° 45' 46"  E ; CH1903:  624 639  /  209055