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Schöftland Castle
Schöftland Castle is a late Gothic manor house in the municipality of Schöftland in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is classified as a cultural asset of national importance and is under cantonal monument protection.
Wolfgang von Mülinen (1609-1679), Lord of Schöftland, had Schöftland Castle built in 1660. A medieval tower previously stood on the same site, but it was destroyed in the Sempach War. In 1664, Mülinen handed over the castle to his son-in-law Johann Rudolf May (1619-1672). After the May family sold the building in 1840, it served as a cigar factory. Since 1917, it has been owned by the local municipality, and the municipal administration is housed in its premises.
Architecture+
The castle, which in terms of building type more closely resembles a stately bourgeois house in the transitional phase from Gothic to Baroque, is a three-story rectangular building with a gabled roof and rounded corners. A stair tower (Schneggen) with an angular spire is attached to the rear long side. A two-story wing with a hip roof abuts the main tract at a right angle. The windows have frames made of shell limestone. An alliance coat of arms of Mülinen/May is affixed above the main entrance.
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