Oberhofen, Switzerland - A picturesque town in Bernese Oberland

Enjoy our walking tour in Oberhofen am Thunersee, a municipality in the canton of Bern.
Oberhofen Castle and the Wichterheer-Gut are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The entire urbanized village of Oberhofen am Thunersee is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
Historically Oberhofen was primarily an agricultural community (mainly viticulture) until the late 19th century. Today it is a rather affluent residential community, privileged by geography. The hill slopes to the lake toward south-west, giving both much sunlight, and a spectacular view to the glacier covered high alpine peaks of the Bernese Alps across the lake.
The dominant feature of the village is the lakeside castle of Oberhofen, dating back to the Middle Ages, but constantly changed and updated throughout the ages. The castle today houses a division of the Historic Museum of Bern, and has a spectacular formal lakeside garden in the English style with many rare specimen trees.
The Wichterheer estate, lakeside to the south of the castle, houses the Museum für Uhren und Mechanische Musik (Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Music) as well as an exhibit of 20th century local art.

The video was filmed in November 2021

🌏 More information about Oberhofen:
https://www.oberhofen.ch/de/index.php
https://www.schlossoberhofen.ch/en/home
https://hilterfingen-tourismus.ch/en/

🌏 Sights seen in this video:
The Oberhofen Castle

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