Ruine Vorburg

Ruine Vorburg is a castle in Glarus Nord, Glarus. Ruine Vorburg is situated nearby to the village Oberurnen, as well as near the church Sankt Georg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station and Biberlichopf (Hill).

Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Nord in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Ziegelbrücke–Linthal line of Swiss Federal Railways, and serves the twin villages of Niederurnen and Oberurnen. Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station is situated 620 metres northeast of Ruine Vorburg.

Biberlichopf (Hill)

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Biberlichopf (Hill) is a peak.

Battle memorial

Memorial

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Battle memorial is situated 2 km south of Ruine Vorburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberurnen and Niederurnen.

Oberurnen

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oberurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Oberurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

Niederurnen

Village

Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain.

Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

Ziegelbrücke is a village situated on both sides of the Linth Channel in Switzerland. Ziegelbrücke is shared by the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen, with the Linth forming the boundary between these municipalities.

Ruine Vorburg

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.11803° or 47° 7′ 5″ north

Longitude

9.05728° or 9° 3′ 26″ east

Open location code

8FVF4394+6W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 322650563

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Highlights include Sankt Georg and Oberurnen, Feuerwehrplatz.

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