Laufen Castle
Laufen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance overlooking the Rhine Falls.Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rhine Falls and Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station.
Rhine Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rhine Falls is a waterfall on the High Rhine in Switzerland. It is the most powerful waterfall in Europe and a popular tourist attraction. The falls are located on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zurich, between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen, ca.
Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall is a railway station in the municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is overlooked by Schloss Laufen and in turn overlooks the Rhine Falls, from which it derives its name.
Wörth Castle
Restaurant
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wörth Castle is a fortification in the municipality of Neuhausen am Rheinfall in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, located on a small island in the Rhine Falls' basin. Wörth Castle is situated 260 metres northwest of Laufen Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Dachsen.
Neuhausen am Rheinfall
Town
Photo: Andyblome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neuhausen am Rheinfall is a town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town is close to the Rhine Falls, mainland Europe's largest waterfall.
Dachsen
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dachsen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Flurlingen
Village
Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flurlingen is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Laufen Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Laufen in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Laufen-Uhwiesen, Andelfingen District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.6768° or 47° 40′ 37″ northLongitude
8.61495° or 8° 36′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FVCMJG7+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 219320631OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q678484
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tosk Albanian—“Laufen Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “劳芬城堡 (瑞士)”
- Chinese: “劳芬城堡”
- Czech: “Laufen”
- Dutch: “Laufen Castle”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Laufen”
- French: “château de Laufen”
- French: “Château de Laufen”
- German: “Burg Laufen”
- German: “Laufen”
- German: “Schloss Laufen”
- Hungarian: “Laufen vára”
- Japanese: “ラウフェン城”
- Russian: “Лауфен”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Laufen”
- Tosk Albanian: “Schloss Laufen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Belvedere and Fischetz.
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