Balmburg, medieval castle site
Balmburg, medieval castle site is a cave in Bachs, Dielsdorf, Canton of Zurich. Balmburg, medieval castle site is situated nearby to the valley Bachsertal, as well as near Waldhausen Castle.Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: ruin of a cave castle in Bachs in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
- Also known as: “cave castle Hohflue”, “cave castle Hohfluh”, “Erdmannliloch”, and “Grottenburg Hohfluh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bachsertal and Waldhausen Castle.
Waldhausen Castle
Castle
Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waldhausen Castle is situated 600 metres west of Balmburg, medieval castle site.
Burg Rotwasserstelz
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burg Rotwasserstelz is a castle, which is situated 3 km north of Balmburg, medieval castle site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fisibach and Weiach.
Fisibach
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fisibach is a village and municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Weiach
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weiach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Siglistorf
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Siglistorf is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Balmburg, medieval castle site
- Categories: archaeological site, cave castle, ruins, historic site, and landform
- Location: Bachs, Dielsdorf, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.54218° or 47° 32′ 32″ northLongitude
8.41308° or 8° 24′ 47″ eastElevation
514 metres (1,686 feet)Open location code
8FVCGCR7+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 6419670946OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q29932470
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In Other Languages
“Balmburg, medieval castle site” goes by many names.
- German: “Balmburg Hohflue”
- German: “Erdmannliloch”
- German: “Erdmännliloch”
- German: “Grottenburg Hohfluh (Erdmännliloch)”
- German: “Grottenburg Hohfluh”
- German: “Hohfluh”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spitzflue and Lehmgrube Fisibach.
Nearby Places
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