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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include BCF Arena and Fribourg/Freiburg Poya railway station.

BCF Arena

Stadium

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BCF Arena is an indoor sporting arena in Fribourg, Switzerland. Built in 1983 and then completely rebuilt from 2018 to 2020, the capacity of the arena is 9,262 spectators. BCF Arena is situated 500 metres northwest of Poya Castle.

Fribourg/Freiburg Poya railway station

Railway station

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Fribourg/Freiburg Poya railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Fribourg, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern line of Swiss Federal Railways. Fribourg/Freiburg Poya railway station is situated 300 metres northwest of Poya Castle.

Morat Gate

Climbing site

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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.

Granges-Paccot

Village

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Granges-Paccot (; Arpitan: Granges-Pacot is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

Cormagens

Village

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Cormagens is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Poya Castle.

Pierrafortscha

Hamlet

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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

Type: Castle
Description: Castle in Fribourg, Switzerland
Categories: built structure, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Fribourg, Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.81378° or 46° 48′ 50″ north

Longitude

7.15946° or 7° 9′ 34″ east

Inception

1701

Open location code

8FR9R575+GQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 235808641

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q7236968

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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”
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.

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