Wil Castle
Wil Castle is a castle from the 13th and 16th century in the municipality of Schlosswil in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. The castle is a popular destination for locals and is a Heritage Site of National Significance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the district of Schlosswil in Grosshöchstette in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Schlosswil castle” and “Wil castle and park”
- Address: Schlossweg 10, Schlosswil, 3082
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clergy house and Biglen railway station.
Clergy house
Office
Photo: WillYs Fotowerkstatt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clergy house is an office, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Wil Castle.
Biglen railway station
Railway station
Biglen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Biglen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the standard gauge Burgdorf–Thun line of BLS AG. Biglen railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Wil Castle.
Grosshöchstetten railway station
Railway station
Grosshöchstetten railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Grosshöchstetten, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the standard gauge Burgdorf–Thun line of BLS AG. Grosshöchstetten railway station is situated 2 km east of Wil Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schlosswil and Trimstein.
Schlosswil
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Schlosswil is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Schlosswil merged into the municipality of Grosshöchstetten.
Trimstein
Village
Trimstein is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Trimstein merged into the municipality of Münsingen.
Grosshöchstetten
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grosshöchstetten is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Schlosswil merged into the municipality of Grosshöchstetten.
Wil Castle
- Categories: architectural structure, architectural ensemble, château, park, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Grosshöchstetten, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.9081° or 46° 54′ 29″ northLongitude
7.60799° or 7° 36′ 29″ eastElevation
761 metres (2,497 feet)Open location code
8FR9WJ55+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 137725899OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2244164
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Japanese—“Wil Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Schloss Schlosswil”
- German: “Schloss Wil und Park”
- German: “Schloss Wil”
- German: “Schloss Wyl”
- Japanese: “シュロース城”
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Highlights include Kirche Schlosswil and Hombergwald.
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