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”, “Belfort Castle”, and “Belfort castle ruin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Surava railway station and Tiefencastel railway station.

Surava railway station

Railway station

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Surava railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Belfort Ruins.

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.

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
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

46.671° or 46° 40′ 16″ north

Longitude

9.61036° or 9° 36′ 37″ east

Open location code

8FRFMJC6+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 390064615

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q458673

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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: “Burg Belfort”
German: “Burgruine Belfort”
Italian: “castello Belfort”
Italian: “Castello Belfort”
Romanian: “Cetatea Belfort”
Romansh: “Ruina Belfort”
Turkish: “Belfort Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sogn Gieri and Landgasthaus Post.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Brienz/Brinzauls, Belfort and Glatsch Balnot.

Graubünden: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Davos and Chur.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.