Burg Grafenstein

Burg Grafenstein is a castle in Erlenbach im Simmental, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern. Burg Grafenstein is situated nearby to the sports venue ZEBE, as well as near the railway stop Oey-Diemtigen railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oey-Diemtigen railway station and Ruine Gaffer Tschinge.

Oey-Diemtigen railway station

Railway stop

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Oey-Diemtigen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Diemtigen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the Spiez–Zweisimmen line and is served by local and regional trains. Oey-Diemtigen railway station is situated 570 metres north of Burg Grafenstein.

Ruine Gaffer Tschinge

Castle

Photo: Wirago, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ruine Gaffer Tschinge is a castle, which is situated 1½ km north of Burg Grafenstein.

Agensteinhaus

Museum

Photo: WillYs Fotowerkstatt, CC BY 3.0.

Agensteinhaus is a museum, which is situated 2 km west of Burg Grafenstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diemtigen and Wimmis.

Diemtigen

Village

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Diemtigen is a village and a municipality of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located at the northern end of the Diemtigtal elevated on a plateau west above the creek Chirel.

Wimmis

Village

Photo: Sgruenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wimmis is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Wimmis is situated 4½ km northeast of Burg Grafenstein.

Reutigen

Village

Photo: Rene.kernen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reutigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2024 the former municipality of Zwieselberg merged to form the municipality of Reutigen. Reutigen is situated 5 km northeast of Burg Grafenstein.

Burg Grafenstein

Type: Castle
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Erlenbach im Simmental, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.65513° or 46° 39′ 18″ north

Longitude

7.58203° or 7° 34′ 55″ east

Open location code

8FR9MH4J+2R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 388941720

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q67772654

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German: “Burg Grafenstein”

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