Kehrsatz Castle (german: Schlössli Kehrsatz) 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 of Kehrsatz 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 ...
.
History
The castle was built in the late 16th century. In 1795 Emanuel von Tscharner purchased it from the family of General Karl Hackbrett. The Tscharner family already owned two other estates in Kehrsatz,
Lohn Estate
The Lohn Estate (german: link=no, Landsitz Lohn, french: link=no, Domaine du Lohn) is a manor and estate located in Kehrsatz, canton of Bern, Switzerland. It serves as the official estate of the Swiss Federal Council. From 1942 to 1994, the ...
and Blumenhof. The
1798 French invasion and creation of the
Helvetic Republic
The Helvetic Republic (, , ) was a sister republic of France that existed between 1798 and 1803, during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was created following the French invasion and the consequent dissolution of the Old Swiss Confederacy, ma ...
reduced the political power of the local
patricians, but the Tscharner family retained ownership of all three estates. However, over the following years, the estates were inherited by various members of the family and eventually sold. In 1862 the Tscharners in Kehrsatz Castle died childless and bequeathed it to the
Inselspital in Bern.
[Swiss Castles.ch - Kehrsatz]
accessed 31 March 2013
In 1889 the castle became a girls' boarding school. Between 1950-54, most of the surrounding farm land was leased out, the old barn was demolished and a farm house was built. The building was eventually changed from a girls school into a school for children and parents who had trouble socializing or needed therapy. In 1998, two public school homes, Landorf Köniz and Schlossli Kehrsatz, were combined into a single institution.
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Owners of the castle
File:Anonym, David Wurstemberger.jpg, David Wurstemberger
1692—1695
File:Le portrait bernois, Vol. 2, No. 15.jpg, Karl Hackbrett
1720—1737
File:Beat Emanuel Tscharner.jpg, Beat Emanuel Tscharner
1797—1825
See also
* List of castles in Switzerland
References
External links
*
Zentrum für Sozial- und Heilpädagogik Landorf Köniz-Schlössli Kehrsatz website
*Diagrams and maps of the ''Herrschaft Kehrsatz:''
*
Urbar aller der Twingherrschaft Kärsatz Documenten, Brieffen, Siglen und Gewarsammen
(Staatsarchiv Bern Staatsarchiv may refer to the archives of one of several national or sub-national governments:
* Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, the archives of the state of Hesse, situated in Marburg, Germany
* Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, the national archiv ...
, C I b 130 a).
*
Marchbeschreibung zwischen dem Stadtgericht und der Herrschaft Kehrsatz 1668
(Burgerbibliothek Bern
The Burgerbibliothek of Berne (german: Burgerbibliothek Bern) is a public library located at Münstergasse 63 in Berne, Switzerland.
The origins of this institution can be traced back to the Reformation.
Until 1951 it belonged jointly to the ...
, Mss.h.h.XLII.21).
*
Herrschafts-Urbar von Kehrsatz 1688
(Burgerbibliothek Bern
The Burgerbibliothek of Berne (german: Burgerbibliothek Bern) is a public library located at Münstergasse 63 in Berne, Switzerland.
The origins of this institution can be traced back to the Reformation.
Until 1951 it belonged jointly to the ...
, Mss.h.h.XLII.17).
*
Marchplan 1689
(Staatsarchiv Bern Staatsarchiv may refer to the archives of one of several national or sub-national governments:
* Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, the archives of the state of Hesse, situated in Marburg, Germany
* Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, the national archiv ...
, AA IV Seftigen 19 (1)).
*
Marchplan 1719
(Staatsarchiv Bern Staatsarchiv may refer to the archives of one of several national or sub-national governments:
* Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, the archives of the state of Hesse, situated in Marburg, Germany
* Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, the national archiv ...
, AA IV Seftigen 22).
*
Marchplan 1743
(Staatsarchiv Bern Staatsarchiv may refer to the archives of one of several national or sub-national governments:
* Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, the archives of the state of Hesse, situated in Marburg, Germany
* Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, the national archiv ...
, AA IV Seftigen 23).
*
Vogtsrodel für die Herrschaft Kehrsatz 1776-1794
(Staatsarchiv Bern Staatsarchiv may refer to the archives of one of several national or sub-national governments:
* Hessisches Staatsarchiv Marburg, the archives of the state of Hesse, situated in Marburg, Germany
* Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, the national archiv ...
, Bez Seftigen A 429).
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Castles in the Canton of Bern