Lutry Castle
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Lutry Castle or Rôdeurs Castle is a medieval castle in the Swiss
municipality
of Lutry
in the canton of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance
.
The majority of the castle was built in the 15th and 16th Centuries as the home of the Bishop of Lausanne
's representative, the Mayor de Lutry family. The large gate house into the castle was built built in 1573-76 and is probably the work of Uli and Jacques Bodmer. The large coat of arms is from 1640.
In 1729, the facade was whitewashed and decorated with painted decorations.
The castle was given to the city in 1854 by Just Lutry Charles Antoine de Crousaz who was a descendant of the owners in 1640. Since 1942, the castle houses the municipal administration.
It received an interior renovation, in 1965, during which extraordinary murals dating from the sixteenth century within the main staircase were discovered.
A complete restoration of the facades and roofs was undertaken between 1985 and 1988 with which focused on keeping up authentic paints. The renovation gave the castle a look close to its original decor of 1576 and 1729.
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....
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 Lutry
Lutry
Lutry is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the Lavaux-Oron.-History:Lutry is first mentioned in 908 as in Lustraco villam. In 1124 it was mentioned as monasterium Sancti Martini cum villa quae dicitur Lustriacus and in 1147 it was Lustriey.-Prehistory:In 1835 and again in...
in the canton of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
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History
The first buildings of the castle may have been built in the 14th Century along the city wall between the gate house and the infirmary of the convent.The majority of the castle was built in the 15th and 16th Centuries as the home of the Bishop of Lausanne
Bishop of Lausanne
The Bishop of Lausanne was a Prince-Bishop of the Holy Roman Empire and the Ordinary of the diocese of Lausanne, Switzerland .Bern secularized the bishopric in 1536....
's representative, the Mayor de Lutry family. The large gate house into the castle was built built in 1573-76 and is probably the work of Uli and Jacques Bodmer. The large coat of arms is from 1640.
In 1729, the facade was whitewashed and decorated with painted decorations.
The castle was given to the city in 1854 by Just Lutry Charles Antoine de Crousaz who was a descendant of the owners in 1640. Since 1942, the castle houses the municipal administration.
It received an interior renovation, in 1965, during which extraordinary murals dating from the sixteenth century within the main staircase were discovered.
A complete restoration of the facades and roofs was undertaken between 1985 and 1988 with which focused on keeping up authentic paints. The renovation gave the castle a look close to its original decor of 1576 and 1729.