Ramschwag Ruins

The Ramschwag Ruins are the ruins of a castle in the east of the municipality of Häggenschwil, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle ruins in Häggenschwil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Also known as: “Burgruine Alt-Ramschwag”, “Old Ramschwag castle ruin”, and “Ruine Rabenstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Notker Catholic Church and Catholic Church of St. Pelagiberg.

St. Notker Catholic Church

Church

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St. Notker Catholic Church is situated 1½ km east of Ramschwag Ruins.

Catholic Church of St. Pelagiberg

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Catholic Church of St. Pelagiberg is situated 2 km west of Ramschwag Ruins.

Bildegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Bildegg Castle is situated 2½ km northwest of Ramschwag Ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sankt Pelagiberg and Häggenschwil.

Sankt Pelagiberg

Village

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Sankt Pelagiberg is a village in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. The village is located in the former municipality Gottshaus. In 1996, Gottshaus municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality, Hauptwil-Gottshaus.

Häggenschwil

Village

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Häggenschwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Gottshaus

Hamlet

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Gottshaus is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It was first recorded somewhere between year 1250 and 1300 as Gottshaus.

Ramschwag Ruins

Categories: archaeological site, castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Häggenschwil, St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.48997° or 47° 29′ 24″ north

Longitude

9.32228° or 9° 19′ 20″ east

Open location code

8FVFF8QC+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 413673790

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q29786484

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In Other Languages

“Ramschwag Ruins” goes by many names.

German: “Alt”
German: “Burg Alt-Ramschwag”
German: “Burgruine Alt-Ramschwag”
German: “Ruine Alt-Ramschwag”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ruine Ramschwag and Dachplattform Ruine Ramschwag.

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