Weissenburg Castle
Weissenburg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Därstetten of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.Photo: Mmathys00, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weissenburg railway station and Reformed church.
Weissenburg railway station
Railway stop
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weissenburg railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Därstetten, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the Spiez–Zweisimmen line and is served as a request stop by local trains only. Weissenburg railway station is situated 240 metres northeast of Weissenburg Castle.
Reformed church
Church
Photo: WillYs Fotowerkstatt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reformed church is situated 2 km east of Weissenburg Castle.
Därstetten railway station
Railway stop
Därstetten railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Därstetten, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the Spiez–Zweisimmen line and is served by local trains only. Därstetten railway station is situated 1½ km east of Weissenburg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Erlenbach im Simmental and Boltigen.
Erlenbach im Simmental
Village
Erlenbach im Simmental is a municipality in the district of Niedersimmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Erlenbach im Simmental is situated 6 km east of Weissenburg Castle.
Boltigen
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Boltigen is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Boltigen is a mixed community, with traits both of a burgess community and a village community. Boltigen is situated 7 km southwest of Weissenburg Castle.
Diemtigen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Diemtigen is a village and a municipality of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located at the northern end of the Diemtigtal elevated on a plateau west above the creek Chirel. Diemtigen is situated 7 km east of Weissenburg Castle.
Weissenburg Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruin
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Oberwil im Simmental, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.65835° or 46° 39′ 30″ northLongitude
7.47304° or 7° 28′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FR9MF5F+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 4241151391OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1231232
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“Weissenburg Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Ruine Weissenburg”
- Italian: “Castello Weissenburg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Därstetten Rütti 300m and Därstetten Oberweissenburg 300m.
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