Grasburg Castle

Grasburg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Schwarzenburg of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the largest castle ruin in the Canton of Bern. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle ruins in Schwarzenburg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Burgruine Grasburg” and “Ruine Grasburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schwarzenburg railway station and Lanzenhäusern railway station.

Schwarzenburg railway station

Railway station

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Schwarzenburg railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Schwarzenburg, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is the southern terminus of the standard gauge Bern–Schwarzenburg line of BLS AG. Schwarzenburg railway station is situated 2 km southeast of Grasburg Castle.

Lanzenhäusern railway station

Railway station

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Lanzenhäusern railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Schwarzenburg, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Bern–Schwarzenburg line of BLS AG. Lanzenhäusern railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of Grasburg Castle.

Helfenstein castle ruin

Castle

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Helfenstein castle ruin is situated 2 km southwest of Grasburg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wahlern and Schwarzenburg.

Wahlern

Village

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Wahlern is a former municipality of the canton of Bern in Switzerland and seat of the Bern-Mittelland administrative district. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen merged in the new municipality of Schwarzenburg.

Schwarzenburg

Village

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Schwarzenburg is a municipality in the district of Bern-Mittelland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2011 through the merger of the municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen.

Albligen

Village

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Albligen is a former municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011, the former municipalities of Wahlern and Albligen merged into the new municipality of Schwarzenburg.

Grasburg Castle

Categories: archaeological site, castle ruin, rock castle, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Schwarzenburg District, Bern-Mittelland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.83379° or 46° 50′ 2″ north

Longitude

7.33145° or 7° 19′ 53″ east

Inception

1220

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8FR9R8MJ+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 415513652

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q1315504

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Grasburg Castle” goes by many names.

French: “Burgruine Grasburg”
French: “Château Grasburg”
German: “Burgruine Grasburg”
German: “Grasburg”
Italian: “Castello di Grasburg”

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