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.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: tower in Zug, Switzerland
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kunsthaus Zug and Zug Castle.

Kunsthaus Zug

Museum

Photo: Baikonur, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kunsthaus Zug is a museum.

Zug Castle

Public building

Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Museum in der Burg Zug

Museum

Museum in der Burg Zug

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

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 Huwiler Tower.

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 Huwiler Tower.

Gubel

Hamlet

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gubel is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km east of Huwiler Tower.

Huwiler Tower

Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and city walls
Location: Zug, Canton of Zug, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.16461° or 47° 9′ 53″ north

Longitude

8.51763° or 8° 31′ 4″ east

Open location code

8FVC5G79+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=citywalls

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Huwiler Tower” goes by many names.

German: “Huwilerturm”

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