Basel-Landschaft
Sissach District
Sissach

Bischofstein Castle

Bishofstein Castle is a castle in the of the in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle ruin in Sissach in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland.
  • Also known as: “Bischofstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruine Itkon and Sissacherfluh Castle.

Castle
Photo: Aschweizer, Public domain.
is a castle.

Castle
Photo: Aschweizer, Public domain.
Ruins of is a castle in the of the in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. is situated 1 km northwest of Bischofstein Castle.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Hauenstein line of Swiss Federal Railways. is situated 1½ km southwest of Bischofstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Böckten and Thürnen.

Village
Photo: Walter Mittelholzer, Public domain.
is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in .

Village
is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in .

Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in .

Bischofstein Castle

Latitude
47.47465° or 47° 28′ 29″ north
Longitude
7.8271° or 7° 49′ 38″ east
Open location code
8FV9FRFG+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33054997
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Wiki­data ID
Q1011037
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bischofstein Castle”. Photo: Aschweizer, Public domain.