Bocken Estate (german: Landgut Bocken) is a country estate in the
municipality of Horgen of the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
canton of Zurich
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Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
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Arts and ent ...
. It is a Swiss
heritage site of national significance.
From 1912 on Alfred Emil Schwarzenbach, a wealthy businessman in the silk industry and his wife
Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille
Marie Renée Schwarzenbach since 1904 Schwarzenbach-Wille (née Wille; September 4, 1883 - April 26, 1959) was a Swiss socialite and daughter of the Swiss General Ulrich Wille. She was a granddaughter of German diplomat Count Friedrich Wilhelm v ...
, horsewoman and amateur photographer, lived here with their family of five children. One of their daughters, novelist, travel journalist and photographer
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Annemarie Minna Renée Schwarzenbach (23 May 1908 – 15 November 1942) was a Switzerland, Swiss writer, journalist and photographer. Her bisexual mother brought her up in a masculine style, and her androgynous image suited the Bohemianism, bohe ...
grew up on the estate.
References
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Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zürich
Castles in the canton of Zürich
Horgen
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