To be privately owned
CastleThayngen
Thayngen Castle
Thayngen Castle, also known as “Zum Oberhof”, is a structure in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen. It once served as the seat of the Schaffhausen bailiff and as a summer residence. Today it is privately owned.
History+
Between 1593 and 1604, Hans Im Thurn-Stokar replaced the original “masonry house” with the current castle building. His son, Hans Im Thurn-Peyer, added a northern extension to the property in 1615. A Baroque renovation took place from 1683 to 1697 under Bailiff Johannes Im Thurn. The castle originally had two stair towers, one of which still exists today and received a polygonal broken spire during a recent renovation. In 1798, the Im Thurn family lost their bailiwick rights, after which the castle passed into the possession of a farmer.
Location+
Thayngen Castle is located in the municipality of Thayngen in the Reiat district, Canton Schaffhausen, Switzerland, at an elevation of approximately 458 m above sea level.
On site+
Today, Thayngen Castle is privately owned. It can be viewed from the outside, while the interior areas are not accessible due to ongoing renovations.
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