Hauptwil Castle
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Hauptwil Castle is a castle
in the municipality
of Hauptwil-Gottshaus
of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland
. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance
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Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
in the municipality
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
of Hauptwil-Gottshaus
Hauptwil-Gottshaus
Hauptwil-Gottshaus is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.The municipality was created in 1996 by a merger of Hauptwil and Gottshaus....
of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
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