Wartenfels Castle

Wartenfels Castle is a castle in Lostorf, Gösgen District, Canton of Solothurn. Wartenfels Castle is situated nearby to the church Badkapelle, as well as near the ruins römischer Wachturm.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle with grounds in Lostorf in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
Also known as: “Schloss Wartenfels (15.–19. Jh.)” and “Wartenfels castle (15th-19th c.)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant and Castle site Altschloss.

Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant

Power station

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The Gösgen nuclear power plant is located in the Däniken municipality on a loop of the Aar river. It is operated by the ad hoc society Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken AG. Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant is situated 4 km southeast of Wartenfels Castle.

Castle site Altschloss

Archaeological site

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Castle site Altschloss is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km north of Wartenfels Castle.

Geissflue

Peak

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The Geissflue is a hill of the eastern Jura Mountains, located between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn. The border with the canton of Aargau runs east of the summit on the Geissfluegrat. Geissflue is situated 3½ km northeast of Wartenfels Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rohr and Stüsslingen.

Rohr

Village

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Rohr is a former municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Rohr merged into Stüsslingen. Rohr is situated 2½ km northeast of Wartenfels Castle.

Stüsslingen

Village

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Stüsslingen is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Rohr merged into Stüsslingen. Stüsslingen is situated 3 km east of Wartenfels Castle.