Bellenschanze
Bellenschanze is an archaeological site in Richterswil, Horgen District, Canton of Zurich. Bellenschanze is situated nearby to the swimming area Seebad Hüttenersee, as well as near the village Samstagern.Photo: Michael D. Schmid, CC0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Richterswil, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Burgstelle Bellenschanze”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Samstagern railway station and Hüttnersee.
Samstagern railway station
Railway station
Photo: Mike Knell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Samstagern is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Richterswil. It takes its name from the nearby village of Samstagern. Samstagern railway station is situated 690 metres northeast of Bellenschanze.
Hüttnersee
Nature reserve
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hüttnersee is a small lake at Hütten in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The southern shore is located in Samstagern, a village in the municipality of Richterswil. Its surface area is 0.165 km2.
Marien Samstagern
Church
Photo: Charly Bernasconi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marien Samstagern is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Bellenschanze.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samstagern and Hütten.
Samstagern
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samstagern is a village in the municipality Richterswil in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Hüttnersee is located in the village.
Hütten
Village
Photo: Horgner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hütten is a former municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg merged into the municipality of Wädenswil.
Schönenberg
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schönenberg is a former municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hütten and Schönenberg merged into the municipality of Wädenswil. Schönenberg is situated 3 km west of Bellenschanze.
Bellenschanze
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Richterswil, Horgen District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.1867° or 47° 11′ 12″ northLongitude
8.68044° or 8° 40′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FVC5MPJ+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 6419813594OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q29933030
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