Talk:Jenny Estate

Is this really a castle?

It doesn't look like one. Its matching commons category is a subcategory of Category:Villas in the canton of Zürich. I suspect that this is a mistranslation by somebody who didn't realise that Schloss has multiple translations into English. I will add cite needed template to try and tease out some more info. -- chris_j_wood (talk) 16:30, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

I guess it depends on how exactly you define a castle, but it is called Sogenanntes Jenny Schloss or so-called Jenny Castle. I've never heard of Schloss translating to anything but castle (unless you mean a lock). What else can you translate it to? Tobyc75 (talk) 19:43, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

See our own article on Schloss, which says:

Schloss (pl. Schlösser) is a German word for a building similar to a château, palace or manor house; or what in the British Isles would be known as a stately home. Most Schlösser were built after the Middle Ages as residences for the nobility and not as true fortresses, although they were often originally fortified; the usual German term for a true castle is Burg and for a fortress is Festung; however, many castles were called "Schloss", especially those who were used as residences after they lost their defensive significance and many were adapted to new tastes during the Renaissance and Baroque period.

Certainly in practice there are many Schlösser that I wouldn't call Castles, including some quite well known ones (like the Schloss Charlottenburg in Berlin, for which the usually accepted translation is Charlottenburg Palace). Not sure Schloss Jenny rates the term palace though. If it genuinely was once fortified, then I'm cool with Castle. Otherwise perhaps House or Villa. - chris_j_wood (talk) 14:14, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Looks like it was built in 1878, so no fortifications. Maybe more of a country estate or villa. Tobyc75 (talk) 20:49, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

My home is my castle! It belongs to the National Heritage of Switzerland. And, therefore, it must be registered in this list. --Tri-l (talk) 13:53, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

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