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Schloss Wartensee

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    February 24, 2023

    Wartensee Castle is located on a hill in Rorschacherberg above Lake Constance. It is surrounded by a large park and was once the country estate of a wealthy family. The history of the castle goes back to the 13th century. Its current form was achieved through a renovation in the 19th century. Only then did it acquire its current style, characterized by neo-Gothic elements. Today Wartensee Castle is used as a hotel and event location.

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      October 15, 2021

      Wartensee Castle, Rorschacherberg
      Wartensee Castle is a historic building complex in the Rorschacherberg. It dates back to a residential tower from the 13th century and is now privately owned as the Wartensee Castle Hotel. It should not be confused with Wartegg Castle, which is also located in the municipality of Rorschacherberg.
      The western tower was built in 1243 by the knight Heinrich von Wartensee as a residential tower. Through the marriage of two female descendants, the tower passed to the brothers Walter and Diethelm Blarer from St. Gallen in 1377. The Blarer von Wartensee family owned Wartensee Castle until 1719 and expanded the castle into a triple residence. She sold her original castle to Kaspar Jakob Segesser von Brunegg. In 1757 his sons Franz Josef, Electoral Bavarian Chamberlain, and Franz Anton, Baden-Baden Colonel Equerry, sold Wartensee to the St. Gallen Monastery for 12,000 fl.
      The renovations carried out by the son of the English composer Robert Lucas Pearsall de Willsbridge between 1843 and 1853 also influenced its current appearance: This gave the castle its current neo-Gothic character and the surrounding park.
      Room facing south
      After further changes of ownership, the property was taken over by the Ostschweizerische Evangelische HeimstÀtte Schloss Wartensee association in 1955 and used as an educational center.[1] In 1984, Wartensee Castle became the property of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen, which - after extensive renovation between 1994 and 1996 - continued to operate it as a conference and meeting center until the end of 2011.
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        March 27, 2019

        Lookout restaurant Windegg for a first break with a beautiful view of Lake Constance.

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          Location: Rorschacherberg, Rorschach, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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