Alt Rapperswil Castle

Altendorf Castle was a medieval hill castle in the municipality of Altendorf in the canton of Schwyz. On the foundation of the round castle chapel stands the choir of the chapel of St. Johann.

Type: Castle
Description: Castle site near Altendorf in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
Also known as: “Alt Rapperswil”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapel St. John and Sacristan house.

Chapel St. John

Church

Chapel St. John

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chapel St. John is a church.

Sacristan house

Building

Sacristan house

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sacristan house is a building.

Lachen railway station

Railway station

Lachen railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Lachen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Lachen in the Swiss canton of Schwyz, near Obersee. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line, on the border of fare zones 997 and 998 of the Ostwind Fare Network. Lachen railway station is situated 1 km northeast of Alt Rapperswil Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lachen and Altendorf.

Lachen

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lachen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

Altendorf

Village

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altendorf is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

Seestatt

Hamlet

Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seestatt is a hamlet.

Alt Rapperswil Castle

Categories: deserted castle site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lachen, March District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

47.18505° or 47° 11′ 6″ north

Longitude

8.84153° or 8° 50′ 30″ east

Elevation

498 metres (1,634 feet)

Inception

11th century

Open location code

8FVC5RPR+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8173104333

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Alt Rapperswil Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

“Alt Rapperswil Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Alt Rapperswil”
German: “Alt-Rapperswil”
German: “Alt”
German: “Burg Alt-Rapperswil”
German: “Burgstelle Alt-Rapperswil”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aussenlandeplatz Altendorf and Burgstelle Äbnet.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as St. Johann and Müller Julius AG.

Switzerland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Zurich, Berne, Geneva, and Basel.

Curious Castles to Discover

Uncover intriguing castles from every corner of the globe.