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'''Gorgier Castle''' is a [[castle]] in the [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] of [[Gorgier]] of the [[Canton of Neuchâtel]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is a Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html |title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte |year=2009 |work=KGS Inventar |publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection |language=German |accessdate=25 April 2011 | |
'''Gorgier Castle''' (also known as the '''Château de Gorgier''') is a [[castle]] in the [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] of [[Gorgier]] of the [[Canton of Neuchâtel]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is a Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html |title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte |year=2009 |work=KGS Inventar |publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection |language=German |accessdate=25 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html |archivedate=28 June 2010 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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[[File:Chateau de Gorgier2.jpg|thumb|Photograph of the Castle from September 2011]] |
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The castle is located close to the city of [[Neuchâtel]] and was built around 1620.<ref name="Sothebys"/><ref name="swisscastles">{{cite web |title=Neuchatel : Le chateau de Gorgier |url=http://www.swisscastles.ch/Neuchatel/gorgier.html |website=www.swisscastles.ch |accessdate=9 May 2020}}</ref> |
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In 1813, [[James-Alexandre de Pourtalès]] acquired the seigneury of [[Gorgier]].<ref name="JACdPGdoi">{{cite book |chapter=Pourtalès-Gorgier, James-Alexandre, Comte de |year=2003 |publisher=[[Grove Art Online]], [[Oxford University Press]] |language=en |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T069086 |title=Oxford Art Online }}</ref> The castle was sold to Alphonse-Henri Berthoud-Coulon in 1879 and then acquired by Swiss-born American banker [[Antoine Borel]] in 1897. The Borel family retained ownership until 2001, when it was sold to an American family.<ref name=Wuthrich>{{cite news |url=https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/neuchatel/chateau-gorgier-entre-poudlard-broceliande |title=Le château de Gorgier, entre Poudlard et Brocéliande |lang=fr |trans-title=Gorgier Castle, between Hogwarts and Brocéliande |first=Bernard |last=Wuthrich |date=July 12, 2018 |work=Le Temps |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref> |
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As of April 2017, I checked with all of our Swiss offices and we do not have the listing for Gorgier Castle despite the reference in Wikipedia. I appreciate your inquiry and please contact us with any questions. Thank you. http://www.sothebysrealty.com<ref>On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:43:12 +0000 "Stillo, Andrew" <Andrew.Stillo@sothebysrealty.com> writes:</ref> |
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| ⚫ | After being fully restored as a family home between 2004 and 2014, the castle was for sale by Sotheby's Realty around August 2014,<ref name="Sothebys">{{cite web|url=http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-871-smmz36/historical-castle-other-neuchatel-ne-2023 |publisher=Sotheby's International Realty |title=Historical Castle For Sale |accessdate=30 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904131610/http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/180-l-871-smmz36/historical-castle-other-neuchatel-ne-2023 |archivedate=4 September 2014 }}</ref> but is no longer listed. |
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.sgti.ch/uploads/media/In-Ku-34.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526183005/http://www.sgti.ch/uploads/media/In-Ku-34.pdf |archive-date=May 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |title=Le littoral neuchâtelois: berceau d'entrepreneurs internationaux. |lang=fr |trans-title=The Neuchâtel coastline: cradle of international entrepreneurs. |first=Antoine |last=Wasserfallen |date=April 2001 |publisher=Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Technikgeschichte und Industriekultur (SGTI) and Association suisse d'histoire de la technique et du patrimoine industriel (ASHT)}} |
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Latest revision as of 10:38, 19 December 2024
Gorgier Castle (also known as the Château de Gorgier) is a castle in the municipality of Gorgier of the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[1]
History
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The castle is located close to the city of Neuchâtel and was built around 1620.[2][3]
In 1813, James-Alexandre de Pourtalès acquired the seigneury of Gorgier.[4] The castle was sold to Alphonse-Henri Berthoud-Coulon in 1879 and then acquired by Swiss-born American banker Antoine Borel in 1897. The Borel family retained ownership until 2001, when it was sold to an American family.[5]
After being fully restored as a family home between 2004 and 2014, the castle was for sale by Sotheby's Realty around August 2014,[2] but is no longer listed.
See also
[edit]References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château de Gorgier.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Historical Castle For Sale". Sotheby's International Realty. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Neuchatel : Le chateau de Gorgier". www.swisscastles.ch. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Pourtalès-Gorgier, James-Alexandre, Comte de". Oxford Art Online. Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press. 2003. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T069086.
- ^ Wuthrich, Bernard (July 12, 2018). "Le château de Gorgier, entre Poudlard et Brocéliande" [Gorgier Castle, between Hogwarts and Brocéliande]. Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Wasserfallen, Antoine (April 2001). "Le littoral neuchâtelois: berceau d'entrepreneurs internationaux" [The Neuchâtel coastline: cradle of international entrepreneurs.] (PDF) (in French). Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Technikgeschichte und Industriekultur (SGTI) and Association suisse d'histoire de la technique et du patrimoine industriel (ASHT). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2013.
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