Prangins Castle
Prangins Castle is a castle in the municipality of Prangins of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Photo: Sidonius, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Castle
- Description: château
- Address: Avenue du Général Guiguer 3, Prangins, 1197
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple and La Côte Airfield.
Temple
Church
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple is a church, which is situated 160 metres west of Prangins Castle.
La Côte Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The La Côte Airfield is a private airfield in Prangins, Switzerland. It hosted a fly-in in 2009, 2011, 2013, on August 15, 2015 and in 2019.
Lake Geneva Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lake Geneva Museum is located in Nyon, Switzerland. It was founded in 1954, and was created for the many artifacts found in the lake, such as shipwrecks, models, and engines. It also contains aquariums with images of wildlife. Lake Geneva Museum is situated 2 km southwest of Prangins Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nyon and Duillier.
Nyon
Nyon is a small town on the western shore of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The Romans who founded the settlement in the 1st century BC called it Noviodunum. Today you can visit a few Roman ruins and a Roman museum.
Duillier
Village
Photo: Franca Piccione, CC BY 2.0.
Duillier is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Gland
Town
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gland is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The city also is home to the IUCN and WWF headquarters. Gland is situated 3½ km north of Prangins Castle.
Prangins Castle
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Prangins, Nyon District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.39415° or 46° 23′ 39″ northLongitude
6.2518° or 6° 15′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8FR897V2+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 321365747OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q530659
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Romanian—“Prangins Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普朗然宫”
- Chinese: “普朗然宮”
- Dutch: “Prangins Castle”
- French: “château de Prangins”
- French: “Château de Prangins”
- German: “Schloss Prangins”
- Italian: “Castello di Prangins”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Prangins”
- Romanian: “Castelul de la Prangins”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musée National Suisse and Étang du Château.
Nearby Places
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