Alt-Oberhofen Castle

Alt-Oberhofen Castle is a castle in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Thun District, Canton of Bern. Alt-Oberhofen Castle is situated nearby to the building Klösterli, as well as near the pitch Rossweide.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle ruin in Oberhofen on Lake Thun in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Ruine Alt Oberhofen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oberhofen Castle and Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments.

Oberhofen Castle

Castle

Oberhofen Castle

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Oberhofen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oberhofen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Oberhofen Castle is situated 540 metres southwest of Alt-Oberhofen Castle.

Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments

Museum

Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments

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The Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments is a museum in the village of Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland. Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments is situated 500 metres south of Alt-Oberhofen Castle.

Klösterli

Building

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Klösterli is a building, which is situated 270 metres southwest of Alt-Oberhofen Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hilterfingen and Heiligenschwendi.

Hilterfingen

Village

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Hilterfingen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Heiligenschwendi

Village

Heiligenschwendi

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Heiligenschwendi is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Gunten

Village

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Gunten is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Alt-Oberhofen Castle.

Alt-Oberhofen Castle

Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Oberhofen am Thunersee, Thun District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.73271° or 46° 43′ 58″ north

Longitude

7.67406° or 7° 40′ 27″ east

Elevation

677 metres (2,221 feet)

Open location code

8FR9PMMF+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Alt-Oberhofen Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Burg Alt-Oberhofen”
German: “Burgruine Alt-Oberhofen”
German: “Burgstelle Alt-Oberhofen”
Turkish: “Alt-Oberhofen Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rossweide and Riderhalle.

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