Farnsburg Castle

Farnsburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Ormalingen in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Castle
Description: Castle ruins in Ormalingen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Also known as: “Farnsburg Castle ruin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gelterkinden railway station and Bischofstein Castle.

Gelterkinden railway station

Railway station

Gelterkinden railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Gelterkinden railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Gelterkinden, in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft. It is an intermediate stop on the base tunnel branch of the standard gauge Hauenstein line of Swiss Federal Railways. Gelterkinden railway station is situated 3½ km southwest of Farnsburg Castle.

Bischofstein Castle

Castle

Bischofstein Castle

Photo: Aschweizer, Public domain.

Bishofstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sissach of the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Bischofstein Castle is situated 4 km southwest of Farnsburg Castle.

Ruine Itkon

Castle

Photo: Aschweizer, Public domain.

Ruine Itkon is a castle, which is situated 4 km southwest of Farnsburg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buus and Hemmiken.

Buus

Village

Photo: Dimelina, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buus is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Hemmiken

Village

Photo: Traumrune, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hemmiken is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Rickenbach

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rickenbach is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Farnsburg Castle

Categories: archaeological site, castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Ormalingen, Sissach District, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.49305° or 47° 29′ 35″ north

Longitude

7.87045° or 7° 52′ 14″ east

Elevation

718 metres (2,356 feet)

Open location code

8FV9FVVC+65

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Farnsburg Castle” goes by many names.

French: “Farnsburg”
French: “ruines de Farnsburg”
German: “Farnsburg, mittelalterliche-neuzeitliche Burgruine”
German: “Farnsburg”
German: “Ruine Farnsburg”
Swiss German: “Farnsburg”
Swiss German: “Ruine Farnsburg”
Tosk Albanian: “Ruine Farnsburg”
Turkish: “Farnsburg Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Reservoir Farnsberg and Hofgut Farnsburg.

Nearby Places

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