Wyher Castle
Wyher Castle is a moated castle, which lies south of the village center of Ettiswil in the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It was first mentioned in 1304 as the home of the Freiherr von Wediswil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
- Email: info@wasserschloss-wyher.ch
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Ettiswil in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Wasserschloss Wyher”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weiermoos and St. Maria and St. Stephan Prish Church.
St. Maria and St. Stephan Prish Church
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
St. Maria and St. Stephan Prish Church is situated 1 km northwest of Wyher Castle.
Sacrament Chapel
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.
Sacrament Chapel is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Wyher Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naturlehrgebiet Buchwald and Ettiswil.
Naturlehrgebiet Buchwald
Locality
Photo: Lantus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naturlehrgebiet Buchwald is a locality.
Ettiswil
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ettiswil is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On January 1, 2006 the municipality of Kottwil, lying several kilometres to the northeast, was incorporated into Ettiswil.
Alberswil
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alberswil is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Wyher Castle
- Categories: architectural structure, château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ettiswil, Willisau District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.14212° or 47° 8′ 32″ northLongitude
8.0237° or 8° 1′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8FVC42RF+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 258348406OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2244283
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Wyher Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “韦厄城堡”
- German: “Schloss Wyher”
- German: “Wyher”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ludwigskapelle and Naturzentrum Naturlehrgebiet Buchwald.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wyher Castle”. Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.