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.
- Castle
- …dates from 1203
- …is inscribed with “STAMMSITZ DER EDLEN VON HOSPENTAL 1203-1400”
- Description: Tower in Hospental in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
- Address: Turmmatte, Hospental, 6493
- Also known as“Langobardenturm”“Longobard Tower”
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
Assumption of the Virgin Mary Catholic Church is situated 130 metres northeast of Hospental Castle.
Hospental railway station
Railway station
Hospental railway station, is a railway station in the… Hospental railway station is situated 410 metres northeast of Hospental Castle.
Andermatt railway station
Railway station
Andermatt railway station is a railway station and… Andermatt railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Hospental Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hospental and Andermatt.
Andermatt
Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland.
Realp
Village
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 5 km southwest of Hospental Castle.
Hospental Castle
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Latitude
46.61868° or 46° 37′ 7″ north
Longitude
8.5668° or 8° 34′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FRCJH98+FP
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“Hospental Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hospental Wohnturm”
- French: “Château d’Hospental”
- German: “Burg Hospental”
- German: “Hospental”
- German: “Langobardenturm”
- German: “Turm der Herren von Hospental”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Youth Hostel Hospental and St. Karl-Kapelle.
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