Villa Charlottenfels, Villa in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland

Villa Charlottenfels is a 19th-century residence perched on a rock formation above the Rhine, combining oriental architectural elements with elaborately decorated interior spaces. The building now serves as an educational facility housing a vocational training center and kindergarten.

Heinrich Moser (1805–1874) had the estate built after returning from the Russian Empire in 1848, as a family seat for his wife Charlotte and their five children. His son Henri Moser bought the property back in 1906 after several changes of ownership and soon gave it to the canton of Schaffhausen.

The frescoes by Hans Bendel in the villa depict four Swiss history scenes: the Rütli oath, mourning for Winkelried, Niklaus von der Flüe in Stans, and Schultheiss Wengli. These works were commissioned by Heinrich Moser for the family residence he built for his wife Charlotte and their five children.

The estate lies in the municipality of Neuhausen am Rheinfall, on the rock directly above the Galgenbucktunnel portal in the Bahntal, so it can be seen again from Schaffhausen and from the Rhine. The grounds are not a public museum: they serve the vocational training centre's health and social department, a kindergarten and the altra Schaffhausen foundation, and the government council holds meetings and receptions in the rooms. Check access before setting out.

The construction of the Galgenbuck tunnel made the villa visible again from both Schaffhausen and the Rhine River. This change gave the building renewed presence in the landscape.