Schloss Laupen - Laupen Castle [4K]

Laupen is a small village of the Canton of Bern, just in the border with the Canton of Freiburg. Laupen castle was build around the 10th and 13th centuries as part of a line of imperial castles along the Sense and Saane rivers, which meet at Laupen.

After Laupen became part of the Canton of Bern, the castle was the Bernese administrative headquarters. The castle stairway was expanded in 1580–99. The administrative offices in the castle were expanded in 1648-50 and it was totally renovated in 1983–88.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the bailiwick of Laupen expanded several times. Until 1798 the castle was the official residence of bailiff of Laupen.