Oberhofen Castle

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castle historic building tourist attraction

Oberhofen Castle is a picturesque medieval lakeside castle in the Swiss canton of Bern, renowned for its romantic architecture and scenic setting on the shores of Lake Thun.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Oberhofen Castle chapel	1
Oberhofen Castle keep	1
Oberhofen Castle lakeside park	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle ⓘ historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	medieval architecture ⓘ romantic architecture ⓘ
builder	Freiherr von Oberhofen family NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Castles in the Canton of Bern ⓘ Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Bern ⓘ Museums in the Canton of Bern ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
hasCollection	19th-century romantic revival decor ⓘ Bernese patrician furnishings ⓘ historical interiors ⓘ
hasFeature	courtyard ⓘ moat-like lakeside access ⓘ ornamental gardens ⓘ
hasGardenStyle	English landscape garden ⓘ
hasPart	castle keep ⓘ castle park ⓘ chapel ⓘ dock on Lake Thun ⓘ lakeside tower ⓘ water tower ⓘ
hasTouristInfrastructure	castle café or restaurant ⓘ exhibition rooms ⓘ guided tours ⓘ
hasUse	event venue ⓘ museum ⓘ
hasView	Bernese Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Swiss heritage site of national significance ⓘ
inception	13th century ⓘ
laterOwner	Pourtalès family NERFINISHED ⓘ von Erlach family NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberhofen am Thunersee NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Bernese Oberland NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnBodyOfWater	Lake Thun NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	picturesque lakeside setting ⓘ romantic silhouette on Lake Thun ⓘ well-preserved medieval and early modern structures ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
ownedBy	Oberhofen Castle Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofMaterial	tile ⓘ
significantReconstruction	16th century ⓘ
significantRestoration	19th century ⓘ
tourismRegion	Lake Thun region NERFINISHED ⓘ