Burgstelle Aathalrain

Burgstelle Aathalrain is an archaeological site in Seegräben, Hinwil District, Canton of Zurich. Burgstelle Aathalrain is situated near the church GvC Züri Oberland, as well as near Aathal railway station.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aathal railway station and Aathal Dinosaur Museum.

Aathal railway station

Railway station

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Aathal is a railway station in the municipality of Seegräben in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is located on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster line, within fare zone 132 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. Aathal railway station is situated 210 metres southwest of Burgstelle Aathalrain.

Aathal Dinosaur Museum

Museum

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The Aathal Dinosaur Museum is a paleontological museum in the locality Aathal of the municipality of Seegräben in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland, and one of the few dinosaur museums in Europe. Aathal Dinosaur Museum is situated 580 metres northwest of Burgstelle Aathalrain.

Pfäffikersee

Lake

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Pfäffikersee is a lake in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland, near the town of Pfäffikon. It is 2.5 km long and 1.3 km wide at the middle. The lake was created in the last ice age when a moraine blocked off the ability for the lake to empty north towards Winterthur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aathal and Seegräben.

Aathal

Hamlet

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Aathal is a hamlet.

Seegräben

Village

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Seegräben is a village and a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Besides the village of Seegräben itself, the municipality also includes the settlements of Aathal, Aathal-Seegräben, Aretshalden, Ottenhausen, Sack and Wagenburg.

Aretshalden

Hamlet

Burgstelle Aathalrain

Type: Archaeological site
Inscription: “Kleine Wehranlage wohl mittelalterliche Zeitstellung mit Halsgraben, keine Mauerspuren erkennbar. Burgstelle urkundlich erwähnt 1526. (Quelle: Burgenverein.ch)”
Categories: deserted castle site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Seegräben, Hinwil District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.33645° or 47° 20′ 11″ north

Longitude

8.76885° or 8° 46′ 8″ east

Open location code

8FVC8QP9+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6042275811

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q63348844

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In Other Languages

“Burgstelle Aathalrain” goes by many names.

German: “Burgstelle Aathalrain”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: GvC Züri Oberland and Sportplatz.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: La Passion Braut- & Abendkleider and Kelle Pereira Nagelstudio.

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