Münchenwiler Castle

Münchenwiler Castle or Château de Villars-les-Moines is a castle and former Cluniac priory in the municipality of of the in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle building with grounds in Münchenwiler in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Munchenwiler Castle” and “Priorat Münchenwiler”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Münchenwiler-Courgevaux railway station and Murten/Morat railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of . It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins line of Transports publics Fribourgeois. is situated 1 km west of Münchenwiler Castle.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of . It is located at the southern junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways. is situated 1½ km northwest of Münchenwiler Castle.

Castle
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is situated 2 km northwest of Münchenwiler Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Münchenwiler and Courgevaux.

Village
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is a municipality in the in the canton of Bern in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of See or district du Lac in the canton of Fribourg in .

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in . It was one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg.

Münchenwiler Castle

Latitude
46.91206° or 46° 54′ 43″ north
Longitude
7.12698° or 7° 7′ 37″ east
Open location code
8FR9W46G+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 222745483
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2242550
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In Other Languages

From French to Hebrew—“Münchenwiler Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gemeinehaus Münchenwiler and Bois Domingue.

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