Wasserschloss Wyher

Ettiswil, Switzerland, Switzerland

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Wasserschloss Wyher is a picturesque moated castle located south of Ettiswil village center in Switzerland's canton of Lucerne.

First documented in 1304 as the residence of the Freiherr von Wediswil, it passed through noble families before the Feers acquired it around 1480, rebuilding it into a late-Gothic structure around 1510 with a main house, economic wing called Klösterli, and defensive features like a drawbridge.

The Pfyffer von Wyher family owned it from 1588 to 1837, adding a chapel and Baroque elements, until farmers took over; a 1964 fire led to cantonal purchase and restorations from 1981-1996, now making it a protected museum with religious art exhibits and event spaces amid its restored moat and grounds.