Hegi Castle
Hegi Castle is a medieval castle in Winterthur, in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Built around 1200 and first mentioned in 1225, it later passed to the Hohenlandenberg and Hallwyl families before coming under Zurich’s administration from 1587 to 1798.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swiss Science Center Technorama and Oberwinterthur railway station.
Swiss Science Center Technorama
Museum
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The Swiss Science Center Technorama is a science museum in the municipality of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Swiss Science Center Technorama is situated 1 km northwest of Hegi Castle.
Oberwinterthur railway station
Railway station
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Oberwinterthur railway station is a railway station that serves Oberwinterthur, which is district number 2 in Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Oberwinterthur railway station is situated 1 km west of Hegi Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hegi and Hegmatten.
Hegi
Quarter
Hegi is a quarter in the district 2 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of Oberwinterthur municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.
Hegmatten
Quarter
Hegmatten is a quarter in the district 2 of Winterthur. It was formerly a part of Oberwinterthur municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.
Guggenbühl
Quarter
Guggenbühl is a quarter in the district 2 of Winterthur, Switzerland. It was formerly a part of Oberwinterthur municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.
Hegi Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: museum in Winterthur (Switzerland)
- Categories: château, local museum, memory institution, architectural heritage monument, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Winterthur, Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Hegi Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “黑基城堡”
- German: “Burg Hegi”
- German: “Hegi”
- German: “Schloss Hegi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) / Essigfabrik and Oberwinterthur (Kreis 2) / Brunnenwiese.
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