Oron Castle

Oron Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle in Oron in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Also known as: “Château d’Oron” and “Oron Castle with fountain and well”
Address: Chemin du Château 1, Oron-le-Châtel, 1608

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oron railway station and Châtillens railway station.

Oron railway station

Railway station

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Oron railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Oron, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern line of Swiss Federal Railways. Oron railway station is situated 230 metres south of Oron Castle.

Châtillens railway station

Railway station

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Châtillens railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Oron, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways. Châtillens railway station is situated 1½ km west of Oron Castle.

Palézieux railway station

Railway station

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Palézieux railway station serves the village of Palézieux, within the municipality of Oron, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The station is located at the junction of the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways, 20.6 kilometres from Lausanne. Palézieux railway station is situated 3½ km south of Oron Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oron-la-Ville and Chapelle.

Oron-la-Ville

Village

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Oron-la-Ville is a small town and former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The municipalities of Bussigny-sur-Oron, Châtillens, Chesalles-sur-Oron, Ecoteaux, Oron-la-Ville, Oron-le-Châtel, Palézieux, Les Tavernes, Les Thioleyres and Vuibroye merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Oron.

Chapelle

Village

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Chapelle is a former municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Since 2005, Chapelle in the same canton is part of the municipality of Cheiry.

Palézieux

Village

Palézieux is a village and former municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Since 2012 it forms part of the municipality of Oron.

Oron Castle

Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Oron, Lavaux-Oron District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.57462° or 46° 34′ 29″ north

Longitude

6.83725° or 6° 50′ 14″ east

Open location code

8FR8HRFP+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 230238690

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q2968320

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Oron Castle” goes by many names.

French: “château d’Oron avec fontaine et puits”
French: “Chateau d’Oron”
French: “Château d’Oron”
German: “Château d’Oron”
German: “Schloss Oron mit Springbrunnen und Brunnen”
German: “Schloss Oron”
German: “Vogteischloss Oron”
Italian: “castello di Oron”
Italian: “Castello di Oron”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 20km Lausanne - Bulle 20km and 1608 Oron-le-Châtel.

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