Rümligen Castle

Rümligen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Rümligen, Canton Bern, Switzerland. The castle, estate, and park are privately owned and not publicly accessible.

Rümligen Castle originated at the end of the 11th century as the seat of the Barons of Rümligen on the eastern slope of the Längenberg above the upper Gürbetal. The oldest part is the keep, which is now crowned by a mansard roof. In 1515, Rümligen came into the possession of Burkhard Schütz, and in 1634, to Hans Rudolf von Erlach.

In 1684, Rümligen was acquired by the Bernese Schultheiss Samuel Frisching (II.). Around 1710, he had the residential buildings constructed and the castle converted into a Baroque palace. Since then, Rümligen Castle has always been passed down within the family. Johann Rudolf von Frisching (1761–1838), son of Franz Rudolf Frisching (of Schlosswil), came into possession of Rümligen Castle through marriage to Elisabeth Sophie von Frisching (of Rümligen) (1773–1813). After his death in 1838, it passed to his daughter Sophie Rosine von Frisching and her husband Friedrich Ludwig von Wattenwyl.

From 1927 to 1980, the castle belonged to Elisabeth de Meuron-von Tscharner, daughter of Ludwig von Tscharner and Anna (née von Wattenwyl), then from 1980 to 2012 to her granddaughter Sibylle von Stockar-Scherer-Castell.