Archivturm

Archivturm is a castle in Schwyz, Canton of Schwyz. Archivturm is situated nearby to the town hall Rathaus, as well as near the square Schwyz, Hauptplatz.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rathaus and Bethlehem House.

Rathaus

Town hall

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Rathaus is a town hall.

Bethlehem House

Historic building

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Bethlehem House is a historic building, which is situated 130 metres northeast of Archivturm.

Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection)

Museum

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Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection) is a museum, which is situated 200 metres northwest of Archivturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rickenbach and Ibach.

Rickenbach

Village

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Rickenbach is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some 1.5 km to the east of the town centre of Schwyz.

Ibach

Village

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Ibach is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some 1.5 km to the south of the town centre of Schwyz, at the point where the road from Schwyz to Brunnen bridges the Muota river.

Seewen

Village

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Seewen is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some 2 km to the west of the town centre of Schwyz, and near the shore of Lake Lauerz.

Archivturm

Type: Castle
Description: medieval residential tower in Schwyz in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
Categories: built structure, tower house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Schwyz, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.02038° or 47° 1′ 13″ north

Longitude

8.6538° or 8° 39′ 14″ east

Inception

13th century

Open location code

8FVC2MC3+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 374300299

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q29167262

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In Other Languages

“Archivturm” goes by many names.

German: “Archivturm (Schwyz)”
German: “Archivturm Schwyz”
German: “Archivturm”

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