En un regard
Le château en bref
Overlooking Frauenfeld near the church of Oberkirch, the Guggenhürli is a wine-growing country house whose name refers to the view it commands over the region. Traditionally attributed to Joseph Anton Bruno Johner around 1720, it retains, according to recent research, façade sections dating from 1575 and 1590; Hans Ulrich Holzer adds an eastern extension around 1791. It belonged to Johann Conrad Freyenmuth, then to his son-in-law Johann Konrad Kern (1808-1888), future federal judge and Swiss ambassador in Paris. Threatened with demolition, it was bought by citizens in 1963, restored and managed by a cooperative. It now houses an exhibition on the Kern family, works by Martha Haffter, a room for civil marriages and a small vineyard.