Poya Castle
Poya Castle is a castle in the municipality of Fribourg of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is the first example of Neo-Palladian architecture north of the Alps. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
- Castle
- …dates from 1701
- Description: Castle in Fribourg, Switzerland
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include BCF Arena and Fribourg/Freiburg Poya railway station.
Fribourg/Freiburg Poya railway station
Railway station
Fribourg/Freiburg Poya railway station is a railway… Fribourg/Freiburg Poya railway station is situated 300 metres northwest of Poya Castle.
Morat Gate
Climbing site
Morat Gate is a climbing site, which is situated 290 metres southwest of Poya Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Granges-Paccot and Cormagens.
Cormagens
Village
Cormagens is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Poya Castle.
Pierrafortscha
Hamlet
Pierrafortscha is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Pierrafortscha is situated 3½ km southeast of Poya Castle.
Poya Castle
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Latitude
46.81378° or 46° 48′ 50″ north
Longitude
7.15946° or 7° 9′ 34″ east
Open location code
8FR9R575+GQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Poya Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波亚城堡”
- French: “Château de la Poya”
- German: “Schloss La Poya”
- German: “Vorstädtische Villa von François-Philippe de Lanthen-Heid, genannt Schloss La Poya, mit Scheiterhaufen und Stallungen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Passerelle des Neigles and Université de Fribourg Faculté des sciences de l’éducation et de la formation.
Nearby Places
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