Switzerland · 18th century
Château de Bossey ranks #7,672 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #162 of the 213 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1722, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Geneva, 17 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.
The Château de Bossey is a castle in Bogis-Bossey in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The castle was built in 1722 under the Geneva patrician family Turrettini. It changed owners frequently and has belonged since 1946 to the World Council of Churches, which established the Ecumenical Institute Bossey in it. In 1962 a new building with conference and teaching rooms was erected in the park, which also houses the library of the World Council of Churches. Since 2002 external visitor groups have also been able to use the château as a conference and meeting centre.
Machine-translated from “Château de Bossey” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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