New castle Bümpliz, Manor house in Bümpliz village, Switzerland

The New Castle Bümpliz is a manor house with symmetrical design and large windows, situated within landscaped gardens in the western district of Bern. The building displays classical architectural features characteristic of 18th-century construction and shapes the visual character of the neighborhood.

In 1742, Daniel Tschiffely commissioned architect Albrecht Stürler to design and build this manor house, replacing an earlier structure that no longer suited contemporary needs. This new residence was constructed during a period when such buildings reflected the social standing of their owners.

The village nickname Löffuschlyffi ("spoon-grinding works") comes from the boys' boarding school Jakob Allemann, a pupil of Pestalozzi, ran here with his brother Benedikt from 1848 to 1882. From 2005 the castle housed the civil registry office of the Bern district; since 2010 it has served as an external ceremony venue for weddings.

The property is located at Bümplizstrasse 97 and now serves as a venue for ceremonies and weddings, which means visitor access may be limited depending on event schedules. It is best to check in advance whether private events are taking place to avoid disrupting ongoing activities.

The building's cellars later housed the Chemisches Laboratorium of Wilhelm Albert Benteli and Walter Merz, where radium-based luminous paint was produced. Traces of radium were still found in the basement during the 1980s clean-up, when 450 cubic metres of soil and rubble were taken to the Teuftal landfill.