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Hünegg Castle (german: Schloss Hünegg) is a
accessed 26 August 2014. He owned the property for only six years before it was acquired by Gustav Lemke-Schuckert, an architect from
www.hilterfingen.ch Municipality Hilterfingen, Thunter Tagblatt from February 14, 2012 newspaper article ''Beitrag für Ausstellung''
Retrieved 2014, January 24 (in German) the exhibition included loaned objects from 130 individuals and 30 companies, to provide visitors with an overview of rack- and adhesion railways, funicular railways, aerial cableways, ski lifts, and other mountain transportation mechanisms. The loaned objects included several original objects, approximately 200 featured detailed model reproductions, over 500 photographs, over 100 documents, and ten video presentations.
File:Sonderausstellung Bergbahnen - 02.jpg, Diorama show the first rack railway in Europe the Viznau-Rigi railway (RB)
File:Sonderausstellung Bergbahnen - 03.jpg, Diorama show the steepest rack railway in the world the
Hünegg Castle (german: Schloss Hünegg) is a castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
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 Hilterfingen
Hilterfingen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Hilterfingen is first mentioned in 1175 as ''Hiltolfingen''.
The oldest trace of a settlement in the area are some early-Bron ...
of the Canton of Bern
The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. ...
in Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
History
Hünegg Castle was built between 1861 and 1863 for thePrussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...
n Baron Albert Emil Otto von Parpart. However, he was only able to enjoy the castle for a few years, since he died in 1869. By 1883, it had passed to his nephew, who sold off the art collection and then in 1893 sold the castle to the Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
commercial judge Karl Lehmann.Official municipal website - Historyaccessed 26 August 2014. He owned the property for only six years before it was acquired by Gustav Lemke-Schuckert, an architect from
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 21,000 United States citizens (mostly associated with the United States Army). The Wiesbaden urban area ...
, who renovated the interior in the Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
style. At about the beginning of the Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, the castle was sold to Oscar Haag from Küsnacht, who in 1958 sold it to the Canton of Bern. Today it houses the Renaissance Revival
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...
and Art Nouveau Museum.
The interior has been meticulously preserved or recreated to give the impression that the 19th century owners have just left.
Special exhibitions
The castle and its park are available for hire for temporary exhibitions. So for example a Mountain railways special exhibition took place in 2012, 2013, and 2014, from May to October.Mountain railways special exhibition
The Swiss Mountain Railways Special Exhibition was mounted between May and October 2012, and again between May and October 2013. It was scheduled to return again in 2014. Mounted by Robert Ganz and Roger Rieker, the special exhibitions were about the early pioneer work of the Swiss mountain railways, with a budget of 95,000Swiss Franc
The Swiss franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia which is surrounded by Swiss territory. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues banknotes and the f ...
s,Retrieved 2014, January 24 (in German) the exhibition included loaned objects from 130 individuals and 30 companies, to provide visitors with an overview of rack- and adhesion railways, funicular railways, aerial cableways, ski lifts, and other mountain transportation mechanisms. The loaned objects included several original objects, approximately 200 featured detailed model reproductions, over 500 photographs, over 100 documents, and ten video presentations.
Pilatus railway
The Pilatus Railway (german: Pilatusbahn, links=no, PB) is a mountain railway in Switzerland and the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient of 35%. The line runs from Alpnachstad, on Lake Alpna ...
(PB)
Bibliography
* Robert Ganz, Roger Rieker: Bau und Betrieb Schweizerischer Bergbahnen, Historischer Querschnitt, Sonderausstellung im Schloss Hünegg Hilterfingen, authors publisher, Jost Druck Hünibach 2013Notes
References
External links
* http://www.schlosshuenegg.ch/ Home page of Schloss Hünegg * https://web.archive.org/web/20140301091154/http://www.bergbahnausstellung.ch/ Home page of mountain railways exhibition in the Hünegg Castel {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunegg Castle Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Bern Castles in the Canton of Bern Art Nouveau architecture in Switzerland Art Nouveau houses