Ruins Engenstein

Ruins Engenstein is a castle in Pfeffingen, District of Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft. Ruins Engenstein is situated nearby to the castle Schalberg Ruins, as well as near the cave Schalberghöhle.

Photo: Yesuitus2001, Public domain.

Type: Castle
Description: castle ruins in Pfeffingen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Also known as: “Burg Engenstein”, “Engenstein”, and “Vorder-Schalberg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schalberg Ruins and Ruins Münchsberg.

Schalberg Ruins

Castle

Photo: Yesuitus2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schalberg Ruins is a castle, which is situated 100 metres northwest of Ruins Engenstein.

Ruins Münchsberg

Castle

Photo: Yesuitus2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ruins Münchsberg is a castle, which is situated 330 metres southeast of Ruins Engenstein.

Frohberg Castle

Castle

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Frohberg Castle is a medieval castle ruin in the Swiss municipality of Aesch in the canton of canton of Basel-Land. Frohberg Castle is situated 700 metres northwest of Ruins Engenstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nenzlingen and Aesch.

Nenzlingen

Village

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Nenzlingen is a municipality in the district of Laufen in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Aesch

Town

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Aesch is a town and a municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland. Almost all of its area is located on the left, western bank of the Birs and is a suburb of Basel.

Ettingen

Village

Photo: Patrik Tschudin, CC BY 2.0.

Ettingen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. Ettingen is situated 2½ km northwest of Ruins Engenstein.

Ruins Engenstein

Categories: archaeological site, castle ruin, hill castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Pfeffingen, District of Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.46422° or 47° 27′ 51″ north

Longitude

7.56923° or 7° 34′ 9″ east

Open location code

8FV9FH79+MM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 377859248

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q1576670

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In Other Languages

“Ruins Engenstein” goes by many names.

German: “Ruine Engenstein”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Schalberghöhle and Chlus.

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