Bützen

Bützen is a building in , which is located on Bützenweg and has an elevation of 1,259 metres. Bützen is situated nearby to the castle , as well as near the observatory .
  • Type: Building
  • Also known as: “Buetzen”
  • Address: Bützenweg 117, Bettlach, 2544

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grenchenberg and Burg Grenchen.

Peak
Photo: IqRS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and . The mountain is named after the town of , located on its south side.

Castle
Photo: Urs.Schmid007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known as Bettleschloss, was a hill castle located above the present-day municipalities of and in the , Switzerland. It is one of the early clearing castles in the Jura Mountains in . is situated 1 km southeast of Bützen.

Observatory
is an astronomical owned and operated by Stiftung Jura-Sternwarte. Built in 1976, it is located near in the , . is situated 1 km west of Bützen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bettlach and Grenchen.

Village
Photo: Sänsu, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in . is situated 3½ km southeast of Bützen.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located at the foot of the Jura mountains between and , approximately 25 km north of . is situated 3½ km south of Bützen.

Village
Photo: Hadi, CC0.
is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the in . It is located in the French-speaking . is situated 4½ km northwest of Bützen.

Bützen

Latitude
47.22311° or 47° 13′ 23″ north
Longitude
7.39357° or 7° 23′ 37″ east
Elevation
1,259 metres (4,131 feet)
Open location code
8FV969FV+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66078777
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11802956
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