Ruine Alt-Lägern

Ruine Alt-Lägern is a castle in Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Ruine Alt-Lägern is situated nearby to the peak Hochwacht, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Känzeli.

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lägern and Mammutmuseum Niederweningen.

Lägern

Peak

Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.

The Lägern is a 866 m high, wooded mountain of the Jura Mountains, stretching from Baden to Dielsdorf, which is located about 15 km north-west of Zurich.

Mammutmuseum Niederweningen

Museum

Mammutmuseum Niederweningen

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mammutmuseum Niederweningen, lit. 'Mammoth Museum Niederweningen', is a paleontological and geological museum in the municipality of Niederweningen in the Wehntal, canton of Zurich, Switzerland, and one of the few mammoth museums in Europe. Mammutmuseum Niederweningen is situated 3 km northwest of Ruine Alt-Lägern.

Boppensol

Archaeological site

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Boppensol is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km southeast of Ruine Alt-Lägern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boppelsen and Schleinikon.

Boppelsen

Village

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boppelsen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Schleinikon

Village

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schleinikon is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

Dachslern

Village

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dachslern is a village.

Ruine Alt-Lägern

Type: Castle
Description: castle ruin
Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.48176° or 47° 28′ 54″ north

Longitude

8.39409° or 8° 23′ 39″ east

Open location code

8FVCF9JV+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1313324037

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From German to Romanian—“Ruine Alt-Lägern” goes by many names.

German: “Alt”
German: “Burg Alt-Lägern”
German: “Ruine Alt-Lägern”
Romanian: “Ruina Alt-Lägern”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hochwacht and Känzeli.

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