Saint-Germain Castle
Saint-Germain Castle is a castle in the municipality of Gruyères of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Photo: Pro1968, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle building in Gruyères in the caton of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Château Saint-Germain” and “Gate and fortified house of the Saint-Germain family”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Giger Museum and Gruyères railway station.
Gruyères railway station
Railway station
Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gruyères railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Gruyères, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line of Transports publics Fribourgeois. Gruyères railway station is situated 740 metres west of Saint-Germain Castle.
Sainte-Anne chapel
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Sainte-Anne chapel is a church, which is situated 470 metres northeast of Saint-Germain Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pringy and Broc.
Broc
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broc is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Broc is situated 2½ km northeast of Saint-Germain Castle.
Le Pâquier
Village
Photo: MMMada, Public domain.
Le Pâquier is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Le Pâquier is situated 2½ km northwest of Saint-Germain Castle.
Saint-Germain Castle
- Categories: architectural structure, château, museum building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gruyères, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.58431° or 46° 35′ 4″ northLongitude
7.08256° or 7° 4′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FR9H3MM+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1244123363OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q7400636
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Saint-Germain Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Porte et maison forte des Saint-Germain, actuellement Musée HR Giger”
- French: “porte et maison forte des Saint-Germain”
- French: “Porte et maison forte des Saint-Germain”
- German: “Tor und befestigtes Haus der Familie Saint-Germain, derzeit HR Giger Museum”
- German: “Tor und befestigtes Haus der Familie Saint-Germain”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Saint-Germain”
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Highlights include Tibet Museum and HR Giger Bar Museum.
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