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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 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
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″ northLongitude
7.87045° or 7° 52′ 14″ eastElevation
718 metres (2,356 feet)Open location code
8FV9FVVC+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 240604939OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From French to Tosk Albanian—“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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Reservoir Farnsberg and Hofgut Farnsburg.
Nearby Places
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