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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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 Reformed church.
Oron railway station
Railway station
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.
Reformed church
Church
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reformed church is situated 1 km southwest of Oron Castle.
Châtillens railway station
Railway station
Photo: Abaddon1337, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oron-la-Ville and Chapelle.
Oron-la-Ville
Village
Photo: Odrade123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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″ northLongitude
6.83725° or 6° 50′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FR8HRFP+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 230238690OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2968320
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Satellite Map
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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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