Zug Castle

Zug Castle is a castle in the municipality of Zug of the Canton of Zug in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Email: info@burgzug.ch
Type: Public building
Description: castle in the city of Zug, Switzerland
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum in der Burg Zug and Kunsthaus Zug.

Museum in der Burg Zug

Museum

Museum in der Burg Zug

Photo: Museum Burg Zug, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kunsthaus Zug

Museum

Photo: Baikonur, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kunsthaus Zug is a museum.

Huwiler Tower

Huwiler Tower is the smallest of the four outer town wall towers in the city of Zug. Its exact age is unknown, but cannot be later than 1524/25. The tower was known for a long time as the "Hof" tower, and was called that until it was acquired by a citizen named Huwiler in 1697.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allenwinden and Baar.

Allenwinden

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 4.0.

Allenwinden is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Zug Castle.

Baar

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Baar is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. Baar is situated 3½ km north of Zug Castle.

Steinhausen

Village

Photo: Frozenbubble, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Steinhausen is a city in the canton of Zug in Switzerland. Steinhausen is situated 4½ km northwest of Zug Castle.

Zug Castle

Categories: castle, timber-framed house, building, historic site, and government building
Location: Zug, Canton of Zug, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.16514° or 47° 9′ 55″ north

Longitude

8.51674° or 8° 31′ 0″ east

Open location code

8FVC5G88+3M

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Zug Castle” goes by many names.

French: “château de Zoug”
French: “Château de Zoug”
German: “Burg Zug”
German: “Zug”
Turkish: “Zug Kalesi”

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