"Hofwil is a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, part of the municipality of Münchenbuchsee.
The village of Hofwil was originally part of the lands owned ...
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by the Münchenbuchsee Commandery, a medieval commandery of the Knights Hospitaller in nearby Münchenbuchsee. After the commandery was suppressed during the Protestant Reformation, Hofwil was owned by a number of nobles. In 1719 Hieronymus von Erlach combined the village with Moosseedorf.
Hofwil Castle was built in 1784-86 by the architect Carl Ahasver von Sinner for Gabriel Albrecht von Erlach. A peristyle was added to the neo-classical building in 1798." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.11.2021)
- Latitude47.020278930664
- Longitude7.4625000953674