Alt Wädenswil Castle
Alt Wädenswil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Richterswil and the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Alt Wadenswil Castle” and “Ruine Schloss Alt-Wädenswil”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burghalden railway station and Giessbach Falls.
Burghalden railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burghalden is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Richterswil. It is located on the Südostbahn's Wädenswil to Einsiedeln line, within fare zone 153 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. Burghalden railway station is situated 790 metres southeast of Alt Wädenswil Castle.
Giessbach Falls
Waterfall
Giessbach Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 1 km north of Alt Wädenswil Castle.
Schloss Wädenswil
Castle
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schloss Wädenswil is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Alt Wädenswil Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wädenswil and Samstagern.
Wädenswil
Town
Photo: Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wädenswil is a municipality located in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The population, as of 2013, was about 21,000. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg were merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.
Samstagern
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samstagern is a village in the municipality Richterswil in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Hüttnersee is located in the village.
Wollerau
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wollerau is a municipality in Höfe District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies on the upper Zürichsee. Wollerau is situated 3½ km southeast of Alt Wädenswil Castle.
Alt Wädenswil Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Richterswil, Horgen District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.21327° or 47° 12′ 48″ northLongitude
8.68482° or 8° 41′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FVC6M7M+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 278572856OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2175194
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Satellite Map
Discover Alt Wädenswil Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Alt Wädenswil Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Alt”
- German: “Burg Alt-Wädenswil”
- German: “Ruine Alt-Wädenswil”
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