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Hindelbank Castle

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Hindelbank Castle
Hindelbank Castle. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Hindelbank Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hindelbank of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It was sold to the canton in 1866 and later became a workhouse and a prison. Currently, it is the administration building of the only women's prison in Switzerland.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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