Schloss Teufen

En un regard

Le château en bref

Schloss Teufen is a manorial estate in Freienstein-Teufen (Bülach district, canton of Zurich), set on a rocky spur with a commanding position and wide views, south-east of the village of Teufen. The complex comprises the Old Castle (Altes Schloss), the New Castle (Neues Schloss) and their outbuildings, as well as terraced gardens that are unique in the region. In the twelfth century, the barons of Teufen had a fortress built there, from which they governed until the fifteenth century. In 1638, the Meiss family of Zurich erected a new castle in the Baroque style. The Basel banker Eduard von Merian had this residence demolished, apart from its cellars, to make way for the present neo-Gothic castle, built between 1850 and 1856; the inventory names the architect Leonhard Zeugheer (1812–1866) and August Stadler as the master builder. The site is notable as an example of the stylistic pluralism of the nineteenth century and for its vocation as a wine estate: from the twelfth century to the present day, it has continuously operated as a farm with viticulture. The complex is listed in the Zurich inventory of objects of supra-municipal protection (fixed in 2021).