Schloss Dottenwil

Wittenbach, Switzerland

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Schloss Dottenwil is a historic 16th-century castle located on a drumlin hill about 1.5 km north of Wittenbach in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, originally built in 1543 by Peter Graf as a residence for wealthy St. Gallen citizens and later expanded with corner towers.

It changed hands multiple times, serving as a spa, elderly home, and poorhouse before the municipality acquired it in 1886, with major renovations in the 1950s-60s and a conversion to a cultural center in 1998 housing a local history museum on 19th-20th century life, crafts, and tools.

Today, it features a restaurant, contemporary art gallery, vineyard producing Johanniter and Gamaret wines, and events like concerts, all with panoramic views of Lake Constance and the Alpstein mountains.