Wildegg Castle

• Wildegg Castle dates back to the 13th century and was rebuilt in Baroque style after a fire and reconstruction in the 17th century.
• The historic castle garden is widely known. It covers 3300 square meters and is both a kitchen garden and a pleasure garden.
• Besides unique flower varieties you can find old, almost forgotten vegetable varieties.
• A rose garden from 1830 surrounds you with noble roses, English roses and rose arches.
• Varied special exhibitions and events bring the castle back to life.
• The tour takes you through 33 living and working rooms on eight floors in the castle. All are very well and almost completely preserved
• Join one of the many workshops and make your own ointment, create your own fragrance or make your own delicious marzipan.
• The fairy tale festival "Klapperlapapp" is only one of several events that take place in the castle. Fairy tale shows are staged in various Swiss dialects in the barn, in the garden or in the castle.

You can visit Wildegg Castle on your own or with a guided tour. You can choose what you would like to experience:

• the whole castle complex
• only the garden and the outbuildings (without the museum)

The museum

Wildegg Castle is nowadays a residential museum. It tells about the life of the noble family Effinger, who owned the castle from the 15th to the 20th century. The 37 living and working rooms show you the elite life culture of 11 generations and tell you about everyday life at the castle in talking portraits

In addition to the living rooms, there are also various exhibitions, such as the nursery and the horse stable. Here children can learn all about horses, play and paint

The gardens

The gardens are a unique feature of Wildegg Castle. A pleasure garden, kitchen garden and rose garden with rare plants and vegetables of the 18th century extend over a whole 3300 square meters. In this oasis you will feel the aristocratic lifestyle and deal with the hunting and gardening culture

The rose garden contains countless old and new rose varieties from all over the world. Especially there, the garden invites you to linger and marvel and makes for an unforgettable trip.

Wildegg Castle was founded by the Habsburgs in the 13th century. When the canton of Aargau was conquered in 1415, the castle passed into the hands of the city of Bern after various changes of ownership.

The castle was particularly influenced by the Effinger family, who owned Wildegg from 1483 to 1912. During eleven generations they took care of the castle. In 1552 the castle was struck by lightning and burned down almost completely. It was then rebuilt in the late Gothic style. in 1700 Bernhard Effinger decided to transform the complex into a baroque residential castle and began to extend the unique gardens.

In 1912 Julie von Effinger, the last generation of the family, bequeathed Wildegg to the Swiss Confederation. The National Museum (formerly the National Museum) turned it into a residential museum, which has been open to the public since 1917

Between 1938 and 2007, the castle was extensively renovated and has belonged to the Canton of Aargau and the "Schlossdomäne Wildegg" Foundation since 2011.

Workshops

Since the castle is especially known for its garden, we advise you to attend a workshop in the garden. This way you will learn more about plants and flowers, and you can even take home a healing ointment.

Main flowering season

If you come to Schloss Wildegg especially for the rose garden, June is the best time. Then, thanks to the main flowering season, it's the perfect time to visit the garden

Castle Foxtrail

Especially if you are traveling with children, a Foxtrail is a great way to explore the castle. In Wildegg Castle you can find secret doors and tricks in a playful way. The trail starts at Wildegg train station and ends at the castle

Souvenirs

The museum store has a wide range of books, postcards and handicrafts. But you will also find culinary regional products as well as articles for the garden