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Le château en bref
Bürglen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bürglen, canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
It was built in the 13th century for the barons of Bürglen. Eberhard I of Bürglen was a court official of the Bishop of Constance in 1176. His son Berchtold accompanied Frederick II in 1214. In 1313, King Henry granted Eberhard IV of Bürglen the advocacy lordship of Thurgau and Zurichgau in recognition of his services and his participation in the king's military campaigns. This weakened the Habsburgs' pre-eminence in the region. Through marriage, half of the castle and lordship passed to the barons of Sax around 1360. The fortress was besieged during the Appenzell War but remained undamaged. After the death of the last of the Bürglens, Eberhard and Albrecht, who had received considerable additional property through inheritances from the related lords of Altenklingen, shares of the castle passed to the lords of Klingenberg. In 1443, they exchanged their share with Markwart Brisacher, a citizen of Constance, who in turn transferred his share in 1447 to the lords of Hohensax, who thereby held the entire lordship. Around 1550 it was sold to the lords of Landenberg zu Altenklingen, who sold it in 1579 to the city of St Gallen. Until 1798 the castle was the seat of the chief bailiff. It now houses the primary school.
The complex consists of a keep, an elongated east wing with a stepped gable, and a short west wing dating from 1589. To the north, it is separated from the village by a moat.
