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Thunstetten Castle is a
accessed 17 May 2012
Thunstetten Castle 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 Thunstetten
Thunstetten is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Thunstetten is first mentioned in 1220 as ''Tunchsteten''.
Individual artifacts from the neolithic era have been found in ...
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. Thunstetten municipal websiteaccessed 17 May 2012
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-Land
...
References
Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Bern Castles in the Canton of Bern {{Switzerland-castle-stub