Hospental Castle

Hospental Castle or Langobarden Towers is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality of Hospental in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

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Type: Castle
Description: Tower in Hospental in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
Also known as: “Langobardenturm” and “Longobard Tower”
Address: Turmmatte, Hospental, 6493
Inscription: “STAMMSITZ DER EDLEN VON HOSPENTAL 1203-1400”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Assumption of the Virgin Mary Catholic Church and Hospental railway station.

Assumption of the Virgin Mary Catholic Church

Church

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Assumption of the Virgin Mary Catholic Church is situated 130 metres northeast of Hospental Castle.

Hospental railway station

Railway station

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Hospental railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Hospental, in the Swiss canton of Uri. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only. Hospental railway station is situated 410 metres northeast of Hospental Castle.

Andermatt railway station

Railway station

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Andermatt railway station is a railway station and junction on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, serving the town and municipality of Andermatt, in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. Andermatt railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Hospental Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hospental and Andermatt.

Hospental

Village

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Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Andermatt

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Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.