A short visit to Castle of Trachselwald

The Castle of Trachselwald (German: Schloss Trachselwald) is a castle in the municipality of Trachselwald in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The origin of the castle dates back to 11th or 12th century.
During the Swiss peasant war of 1653, the peasant leader Niklaus Leuenberger, who was arrested on 19 June 1653 was held in Castle Trachselwald until being taken to Bern, where he was executed on 27 August.
Trachselwald Castle became a prison where Mennonites were held, some of whom were then executed for their beliefs which differed from the ruling Reformed Protestants. In 2021 an exhibit opened in the castle's prison documenting the oppression of Mennonites in the region.
* Infos about the castel and visiting hours: *
schloss-trachs...
* and the region of Emmental: *
emmental.ch/de/
* Further reading: *
www.burgenwelt...