Gümligen Castle

The Gümligen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Muri bei Bern, in the Canton of Bern.

It was probably built from 1736 to 1739 under the architect Albrecht Stürler for the same Son of postal operator Beat Fischer and is one of the most quality Bernese country estates of the 18th century.

Since the elaborate construction activities ultimately the financial possibilities fisherman exceeded, he had the magnificent castle in 1742 to sell to Samuel Tillier, who exchanged it in 1764 with Karl Viktor Emanuel Stürler. His widow sold the estate in 1788 her son Frederick Henry of Stürler. After that, the house remained in the family until it was sold by Tscharner 2000 to the entrepreneur Willy Michel, who left renovate it carefully.

Of particular importance was the castle in the Second World War, when it served as service quarters of General Henri Guisan 1939-1941.