Horben Castle

Horben Castle is a castle in the municipality of Beinwil in the canton of Aargau. It is located at an elevation of 818 meters in the Horben-Hochebene near the border with the Canton of Lucerne.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle in Beinwil (Freiamt) in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Wendelin Chapel and Mariahalden way chapel.

St. Wendelin Chapel

Church

Photo: Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Wendelin Chapel is a church.

Mariahalden way chapel

Church

Photo: Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mariahalden way chapel is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Horben Castle.

Nünegg Castle

Castle

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Nünegg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Hohenrain of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Nünegg Castle is situated 2 km southwest of Horben Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lieli and Auw.

Lieli

Village

Photo: Nienetwiler, CC BY 2.5 ch.

Lieli is a village in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. The former municipality of the district of Hochdorf merged with Hohenrain on January 1, 2007, to form Hohenrain. Lieli is situated 2½ km southwest of Horben Castle.

Auw

Village

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Auw is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Auw is situated 3 km east of Horben Castle.

Sulz

Village

Sulz is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Sulz together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Retschwil joined Hitzkirch. Sulz is situated 3 km west of Horben Castle.

Horben Castle

Categories: built structure, château, building, and historic site
Location: Beinwil, Muri District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.22008° or 47° 13′ 12″ north

Longitude

8.32679° or 8° 19′ 36″ east

Open location code

8FVC68CG+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 163539799

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q918607

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Indonesian—“Horben Castle” goes by many names.

French: “château de Horben”
French: “Château de Horben”
German: “Schloss Horben”
Indonesian: “Kastil Horben”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Burkhard catholic church and Maria zum Schnee Chapel.

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