Lohn Estate

The rural palace of Lohn in Kehrsatz, near Bern, Switzerland, is the official estate of the Swiss Federal Council, the government of Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]

Lohn Estate
Native name
German: Landsitz Lohn
Landsitz Lohn
LocationKehrsatz
Coordinates46°54′31″N 7°28′29″E
Built17th century
Demolished1782
Rebuilt1782
ArchitectCarl Ahasver von Sinner
Governing bodySwiss Federal Government
Location of Lohn Estate in Switzerland

History

The first building

The first Lohn estate was built for the Landvogt Samuel Bondeli in the 17th century.[2] It passed through several owners before ending up with the Bernese patrician Tscharner family. At the time it was a modest summer home with a garden.[2] In 1740 it was inherited by Samuel's son Abraham Tscharner. Abraham had been a mercenary officer in Holland. His first wife, who he met in Holland, died in childbirth three years after their wedding.[2]

His second wife bore him two daughters, of which the younger, Henriette Marie Charlotte, inherited Lohn Estate. She married the wealthy Beat Emanuel Tscharner in 1775.[3]</ref> A few years later, he decided to replace the modest country house with a more impressive building.[2]

The second building

Beat Emanuel Tscharner hired Carl Ahasver von Sinner to build the house for his family in 1782. The house remained in with the Tscharner family for just over a century. In 1897, Friedrich Emil Welti, the son of the Federal Council member Emil Welti, bought the estate. In 1942, his widow, Helene Welti-Kammerer, donated the house and estate to the Swiss Confederation in memory of her father in law. The house was used by visiting royalty and heads of state until 1994, when the Swiss government began using the Hotel Bellevue.[4]

See also
  • List of castles in Switzerland

References
  1. "Kantonsliste A-Objekte". KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  2. Swiss Castles.com - Lohn (in German) accessed 31 March 2014
  3. "Landsitz Lohn". Federal Office of Civil Protection, www.babs.admin.ch. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. Bundesamt für Bauten und Logistik Archived 2013-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 31 March 2014
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