Uster Castle
Uster Castle is a hill castle which was built probably around 1200 AD by the House of Rapperswil in the Swiss municipality of Uster in the Canton of Zürich. Since 1995 it houses a boarding school.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle with outbuildings and garden
- Also known as: “Burg Uster” and “Uster”
- Address: Schlossweg 1
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Uster Reformed Church and Uster railway station.
Uster railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riedikon and Mönchaltorf.
Mönchaltorf
Village
Maur
Village
Uster Castle
- Categories: hill castle, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Uster, Uster District, Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.3455° or 47° 20′ 44″ north
Longitude
8.7179° or 8° 43′ 4″ east
Levels
2
Open location code
8FVC8PW9+55
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swiss German—“Uster Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Uster Castle”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Uster”
- German: “Schloss Uster”
- Swiss German: “Schloss Uschter”
- Swiss German: “Schloss Uster”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Qtopia Kino + Bar and Qtopia.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Schloss-Schule Uster and Schloss Uster.
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