De Diesbach Castle is a
castle in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Torny of the
Canton of Fribourg in
Switzerland. It is a Swiss
heritage site of national significance. Between 1692 and 1732 it was built for the de
Diesbach family
The Diesbach family were a patrician family, originally from the Swiss canton of Bern, with branches in the canton of Fribourg and in France
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who owned it until 1798. Today it is owned by Archduke Rudolf of Austria (son of Archduke
Carl Ludwig
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (; 29 December 1816 – 23 April 1895) was a German physician and physiologist. His work as both a researcher and teacher had a major influence on the understanding, methods and apparatus used in almost all branches ...
).
La Liberté du 29 juillet 2015
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See also
* List of castles in Switzerland
This list includes castles and fortresses in Switzerland.
Entries list the name and location of the castle, fortress or ruins in each Canton in Switzerland.
Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft, Bas ...
* Château
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
Now ...
References
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Fribourg
Castles in the canton of Fribourg
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