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Waldegg Castle

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Waldegg Castle

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Waldegg Castle

Name: Waldegg Castle
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Location: Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus, Lebern, Solothurn, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland

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1. Rehhubel Downhill Trail – Waldegg Castle loop from Solothurn

26.2km

02:30

690m

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2. Rehhubel Downhill Trail – Waldegg Castle loop from Solothurn Sternen

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370m

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3. Balmberg Pass Summit – Waldegg Castle loop from Solothurn West

28.2km

02:36

900m

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Nitrox4

February 13, 2021

The building was built between 1682 and 1690 as the summer residence of the mayor Johann Viktor I von Besenval. He was the son of Martin von Besenval, who immigrated from the Aosta Valley in 1628 as a “silver merchant”. He came from the village of Valleil in the municipality of Torgnon.[1] Father Martin rose to the Solothurn upper class within a short time. Since Solothurn housed the French embassy in the Old Confederation from 1530 to 1792, careers in the French kingdom were open to the sons of the Solothurn patricianate. Waldegg was followed by Peter Viktor von Besenval, born in 1721, who during the French Revolution held the post of commander of the armed forces ordered to quell the unrest in Paris under the command of the Minister of War Victor-François de Broglie. His memoirs paint an atmospheric picture of the events.

In 1865 the country estate came to the Solothurn patrician family von Sury-Büssy through marriage and purchase. The castle building underwent a spatial redesign in the late 19th century when two separate apartments were created. From the early 20th century, the castle was inhabited all year round. Due to a lack of descendants, the castle was donated to the Canton of Solothurn in 1963. Today the castle serves as a residential museum and a venue for exhibitions, concerts and private events.

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CubeBiker

June 16, 2024

Waldegg Castle is very special. Seen from the front of the avenue, it looks very impressive, just like a castle does. But from the back you can see that no further construction was carried out towards the back.

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Hanspeter

August 31, 2024

The front view of this castle is very special. It gives the impression that it is a huge building. However, it is more appearance than reality. The left and right wings consist almost entirely of facade.

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Location: Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus, Lebern, Solothurn, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland

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Waldegg Castle

1. Rehhubel Downhill Trail – Waldegg Castle loop from Solothurn

2. Rehhubel Downhill Trail – Waldegg Castle loop from Solothurn Sternen

3. Balmberg Pass Summit – Waldegg Castle loop from Solothurn West

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