Rosenburg Castle

Rosenburg Castle is a ruined castle located to the west of the municipality of Herisau in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

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Type: Castle
Description: also known as Ramsenburg, castle ruins near Herisau in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
Also known as: “Ramsenburg”, “Rosenburg”, and “Ruine Rosenburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schachen railway station and Herisau railway station.

Schachen railway station

Railway station

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Schachen railway station is a railway station in Herisau, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is an intermediate station on the Bodensee–Toggenburg railway and is served as a request stop by local trains only. Schachen railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Rosenburg Castle.

Herisau railway station

Railway station

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Herisau railway station is a railway station in Herisau, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is an intermediate station on the 1,435 mm standard gauge Bodensee–Toggenburg line of Südostbahn and the 1,000 mm metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Herisau railway station is situated 1½ km east of Rosenburg Castle.

Herisau Museum

Museum

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Herisau Museum is situated 2 km east of Rosenburg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herisau and Gossau.

Herisau

Town

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Herisau is a municipality and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen.

Gossau

Town

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Gossau is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Gossau is situated 3 km north of Rosenburg Castle.