Wittigkofen Castle

Wittigkofen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bern of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

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Type: Castle
Description: small estate in the city of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Schloss Wittigkofen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zentrum Paul Klee and Masonic Museum Switzerland.

Zentrum Paul Klee

Museum

Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.

The Zentrum Paul Klee is a museum dedicated to the artist Paul Klee, located in Bern, Switzerland, and designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano. It features about 40 percent of Paul Klee's entire pictorial oeuvre. Zentrum Paul Klee is situated 1 km northwest of Wittigkofen Castle.

Masonic Museum Switzerland

Museum

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Masonic Museum Switzerland is situated 580 metres southeast of Wittigkofen Castle.

Egelsee

Lake

Photo: Y. Prieur, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Egelsee or Egelmösli is a lake in the City of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.52 ha. The lake is part of a park that stretches to the Paul Klee Zentrum. In some years, it freezes sufficiently to allow ice skating.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muri bei Bern and Burgfeld.

Muri bei Bern

Town

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Muri bei Bern is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Burgfeld

Quarter

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Burgfeld is a quarter.

Ostermundigen

Town

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Ostermundigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The city is the birthplace of an actress, Ursula Andress.

Wittigkofen Castle

Categories: built structure, château, estate, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Bern, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Bern Region, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.94257° or 46° 56′ 33″ north

Longitude

7.48174° or 7° 28′ 54″ east

Open location code

8FR9WFVJ+2M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 883761482

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q1355887

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Wittigkofen Castle” goes by many names.

French: “château de Wittigkofen”
French: “Château de Wittigkofen”
German: “Schloss Wittigkofen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zentrum Wittigkofen and Residenz Niederlande.

Nearby Places

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