Rudenz Castle

The Rudenz Castle is a fortified tower in Flüelen, a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Photo: Badener, CC BY 3.0.

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Flüelen in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
Also known as: “Castle of Rudenz”
Address: Dorfstrasse 18, Flüelen, 6454

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Flüelen railway station and Old Church of St. George and St. Nicholas.

Flüelen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Flüelen railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Flüelen. It is located on the Gotthard railway. The station is situated between the parallel Axenstrasse, the main road through Flüelen, and Bahnhofstrasse, with the main station buildings on Bahnhofstrasse.

Old Church of St. George and St. Nicholas

Museum

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Old Church of St. George and St. Nicholas is a museum.

Brickworks

Archaeological site

Photo: WES1947, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brickworks is an archaeological site, which is situated 170 metres west of Rudenz Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eggbergen and Seedorf.

Eggbergen

Hamlet

Photo: Eggzwerg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eggbergen is a hamlet in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Seedorf

Village

Photo: F64.ch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seedorf is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Bauen merged into the municipality of Seedorf.

Altdorf

Town

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altdorf is a municipality in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri and retains historic town privileges. It is the place where, according to the legend, William Tell shot the apple from his son's head. Altdorf is situated 2½ km southeast of Rudenz Castle.

Rudenz Castle

Categories: built structure, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Flüelen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.90186° or 46° 54′ 7″ north

Longitude

8.62492° or 8° 37′ 30″ east

Open location code

8FRCWJ2F+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 182439873

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q7376895

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In Other Languages

From German to Korean—“Rudenz Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Burg Rudenz”
German: “Rudenz (UR)”
German: “Schloss Rudenz”
German: “Schlösschen Rudenz”
Korean: “루덴츠성”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Schloss Rudenz Park and Rudenz Park.

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