- Trachselwald Castle
Trachselwald Castle (German: "Schloss Trachselwald") is a
castle in the municipality ofTrachselwald in the canton of Bern,Switzerland .The name of the rulers of the castle was first mentioned in 1131; at first it belonged to the
baron s of Trachselwald, then to the barons ofRüti bei Lyssach , and then those ofSumiswald . The barons of Sumiswald sold the rule of the castle to the city ofBern . It turned the castle into asheriff hood.The castle is an imperial castle which was changed several times. Its oldest parts are the
keep , which was built out oftuff , and one half of the main building. These parts of the castle were built in the second half of the12th century . The stair tower was probably built by amaster craftsman fromPrismell in1641 . Now the castle is the governor's seat of the district of Trachselwald.During the
Swiss Peasants' War of1653 , the peasant leaderNiklaus Leuenberger , who was arrested onJune 19 ,1653 was held in Castle Trachselwald until being taken to Bern, where he wasexecuted onAugust 27 .References
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* [http://www.swisscastles.ch/Bern/trachselwald.html Pictures and information about the castle] fr icon
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