Belfort Ruins
Belfort Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Brienz/Brinzauls of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ruined castle in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Belfort Castle” and “Belfort castle ruin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tiefencastel railway station and Piz Linard.
Tiefencastel railway station
Railway station
Photo: Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiefencastel railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Tiefencastel, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Albula line of the Rhaetian Railway. Tiefencastel railway station is situated 3 km west of Belfort Ruins.
Piz Linard
Peak
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piz Linard is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Belfort Ruins.
Motta Palousa
Peak
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Motta Palousa is a peak, which is situated 3½ km south of Belfort Ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Surava and Brienz/Brinzauls.
Surava
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Surava is a village and former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
Brienz/Brinzauls
Village
Photo: Orlando Mugwyler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brienz/Brinzauls is a village and former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015, the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
Tiefencastel
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiefencastel is a village and a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra. Tiefencastel is situated 3 km west of Belfort Ruins.
Belfort Ruins
- Categories: castle, castle ruin, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Albula/Alvra, Albula Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.671° or 46° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
9.61036° or 9° 36′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8FRFMJC6+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 390064615OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q458673
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Belfort Ruins” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Belfort Castle”
- French: “château de Belfort”
- French: “Château de Belfort”
- German: “Belfort”
- German: “Burg Belfort”
- German: “Burgruine Belfort”
- Italian: “castello Belfort”
- Italian: “Castello Belfort”
- Romanian: “Burg Belfort”
- Romanian: “Cetatea Belfort”
- Romansh: “Ruina Belfort”
- Turkish: “Belfort Kalesi”
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Highlights include Sogn Gieri and Landgasthaus Post.
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