Gourze
Gourze is a building in Forel (Lavaux), Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud which is located on Route de la Tour-de-Gourze and has an elevation of 800 metres. Gourze is situated nearby to the locality La Côte de Pin, as well as near the hamlet La Tuilière.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont de Gourze and Tower of Gourze.
Mont de Gourze
Peak
Mont de Gourze is a mountain in Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud. On the summit is located the medieval lookout tower of Gourze.
Tower of Gourze
Tower
The tower of Gourze is the remnants of a medieval lookout tower on the Mont de Gourze in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A square tower, it is approximately 9 metres tall and has views over Lake Geneva.
Puidoux railway station
Railway station
Puidoux railway station, also known as Puidoux-Chexbres railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Puidoux, in the Swiss canton of Vaud.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riex and Lavaux.
Riex
Village
Riex is a former municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron. The municipalities of Cully, Epesses, Grandvaux, Riex and Villette merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Bourg-en-Lavaux.
Lavaux
Lavaux is internationally famous as a terraced wine-growing region on the shores of Lake Geneva in western Switzerland. It covers the territory roughly from Lausanne to Montreux, extending to an altitude of roughly 500 meters above lake level and including 6 lake shore villages and the city of Vevey.Epesses
Village
Epesses is a former municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron on Lake Geneva. It is noted for its wine production.
Gourze
- Type: Building
- Address: Route de la Tour-de-Gourze 24, Riex, 1097
- Location: Forel (Lavaux), Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.50777° or 46° 30′ 28″ north
Longitude
6.7456° or 6° 44′ 44″ east
Elevation
800 metres (2,625 feet)
Open location code
8FR8GP5W+46
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Gourze” goes by many names.
- French: “Gourze”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Côte de Pin and La Tuilière.
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