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Bottmingen Castle

Coordinates: 47°31′25″N 7°34′13″E / 47.52361°N 7.57028°E / 47.52361; 7.57028
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Bottmingen Castle
Bottmingen Castle is located in Switzerland
Bottmingen Castle
Location within Switzerland
General information
StatusPreserved
TypeCastle
LocationBottmingen
Coordinates47°31′25″N 7°34′13″E / 47.52361°N 7.57028°E / 47.52361; 7.57028
CompletedBefore 1363

Bottmingen Castle (German: Schloss Bottmingen) is a castle in the municipality of Bottmingen in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]

History

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The castle was probably built in the second half of the 13th century. Its oldest documented owner was the Kämmerer family, which owned it as of 1363. The castle was rebuilt during the 18th century into an early-Baroque country manor in the French style by Johannes Deucher.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. ^ Bottmingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. ^ "Bottmingen Castle". www.basel.com. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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