Schauensee Castle

Schauensee Castle is a castle in the municipality of Kriens of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Kriens in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Also known as: “Schauensee”
Address: 118, Schloss Schauensee, Kriens, 6010

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum im Bellpark and Thermoplan Arena.

Museum im Bellpark

Museum

The Museum im Bellpark is a forum for photography, history, and art in Kriens, Switzerland. It has existed since 1991. The Museum maintains an archive that documents the development of Kriens from a village to an conurbation, and is building up a collection of Swiss drawings. Museum im Bellpark is situated 800 metres north of Schauensee Castle.

Thermoplan Arena

Stadium

Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thermoplan Arena, formerly known as Swissporarena, is a multi-use stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland, completed in 2011. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Luzern of the Swiss Super League. Thermoplan Arena is situated 2 km east of Schauensee Castle.

Haus der Instrumente

Museum

Photo: Musikinstrumentensammlung Willisau, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haus der Instrumente is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km east of Schauensee Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kriens and Horw.

Kriens

Town

Photo: Tilman-AB, Public domain.

Kriens is a town and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne.

Horw

Town

Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horw is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Littau

Suburb

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Littau is a former municipality, and now part of the city of Lucerne, in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne. Littau is situated 3 km northwest of Schauensee Castle.

Schauensee Castle

Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kriens, Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.02741° or 47° 1′ 39″ north

Longitude

8.28138° or 8° 16′ 53″ east

Open location code

8FVC27GJ+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 106697327

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q1662690

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In Other Languages

From Czech to German—“Schauensee Castle” goes by many names.

Czech: “Schauensee”
Czech: “Schowensee”
Czech: “Zámek Schauensee”
Dutch: “Schloss Schauensee”
French: “château Schauensee”
French: “Château Schauensee”
German: “Schauensee”
German: “Schloss Schauensee”

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Highlights include Schlosspark and Spielplatz Mettlen.

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