Chillon Castle
Chillon Castle is a medieval island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve, which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhône.
- Bus stop
- …lies at an elevation of around 380 metres (1,250 feet)
- …is operated by Transports publics Vevey-Montreux-Chillon-Villeneuve
- …is part of the Mobilis network
- Description: moated castle in Veytaux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
- Also known as“Castle of Chillon”“Chateau de Chillon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Veytaux-Chillon railway station and Villeneuve VD railway station.
Veytaux-Chillon railway station
Veytaux-Chillon railway station is located in the… Veytaux-Chillon railway station is situated 380 metres north of Chillon Castle.
Villeneuve VD railway station
Villeneuve VD railway station is a railway station… Villeneuve VD railway station is situated 2 km south of Chillon Castle.
Île de Peilz
The Île de Peilz is a minute island at the eastern end… Île de Peilz is situated 2 km southwest of Chillon Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Territet and Villeneuve.
Villeneuve
Villeneuve is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.
Glion
Glion is a village in the municipality of Montreux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Chillon Castle
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Latitude
46.41428° or 46° 24′ 51″ north
Longitude
6.92862° or 6° 55′ 43″ east
Open location code
8FR8CW7H+PC
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Chillon Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة شيلون”
- Armenian: “Շիլիոն”
- Arpitan: “Châtél de Chelyon”
- Basque: “Chillongo gaztelua”
- Belarusian: “Замак Шыён”
- Breton: “Kastell Chillon”
- Bulgarian: “Замъкът Шийон”
- Bulgarian: “Шато де Шийон”
- Bulgarian: “Шато дьо Шийон”
- Bulgarian: “Шильонски замък”
- Catalan: “Castell de Chillon”
- Chinese: “Chillon”
- Chinese: “希永城堡”
- Chinese: “西庸城堡”
- Chinese: “西庸堡”
- Czech: “Château de Chillon”
- Czech: “Chillon”
- Czech: “hrad Chillon”
- Danish: “Château de Chillon”
- Dutch: “Chillon”
- Dutch: “Kasteel chillon”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Chillon”
- Finnish: “Chillonin linna”
- French: “Château de Chillon”
- French: “Chillon”
- Galician: “Castelo Chillon”
- Galician: “Castelo de Chillon”
- German: “Château de Chillon”
- German: “Chillon”
- German: “Schloss Chillon”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Σιγιόν”
- Hebrew: “טירת שיון”
- Hungarian: “Chillon vára”
- Interlingue: “Castelle de Chillon”
- Italian: “Castello di Chillon”
- Japanese: “シオン城”
- Japanese: “シヨン城”
- Korean: “시옹성”
- Latin: “Castrum Quilonis”
- Lithuanian: “Šiljono pilis”
- Macedonian: “Шијон”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chillon slott”
- Norwegian: “Chillon slott”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèl de Chillion”
- Persian: “دژ شیلون”
- Polish: “Château de Chillon”
- Polish: “Zamek Chillon”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Chillon”
- Portuguese: “Château de Chillon”
- Portuguese: “Chillon”
- Romanian: “Castelul Chillon”
- Romansh: “Chastè da Chillon”
- Russian: “Замок Шильон”
- Russian: “Шильон”
- Russian: “Шильонский замок”
- Slovenian: “Grad Chillon”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Chillon”
- Swedish: “Château de Chillon”
- Swedish: “Chillon”
- Swiss German: “Schloss Chillon”
- Thai: “ปราสาทชียง”
- Turkish: “Chillon Şatosu”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Шильон”
- Ukrainian: “Шийонський замок”
- Ukrainian: “Шильйонський замок”
- Uzbek: “Chillon qaʻlasi”
- Vietnamese: “Château de Chillon”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Chillon”
- Welsh: “Castell Chillon”
- Western Frisian: “Kastiel fan Chillon”
- Western Panjabi: “شلون قلعہ”
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