Château de Vaulruz
Château de Vaulruz is a castle in Vaulruz, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg. Château de Vaulruz is situated near Sainte-Marguerite parish church, as well as near Halle de Gymnastique.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Vaulruz in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Burg Vaulruz” and “Vogteischloss Vaulruz”
- Address: 1, Le Château, Vaulruz, 1627
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Vaulruz-Sud railway station and Vuadens-Sud railway station.
Vaulruz-Sud railway station
Railway station
Vaulruz is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Vaulruz-Sud railway station is situated 710 metres southwest of Château de Vaulruz.
Vuadens-Sud railway station
Railway station
Vuadens-Sud railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Vuadens, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line of Transports publics Fribourgeois. Vuadens-Sud railway station is situated 2 km east of Château de Vaulruz.
Former Chartreuse de la Part-Dieu with gatehouse and chapel, former friars‘ house and mill ruins
Monastery
Former Chartreuse de la Part-Dieu with gatehouse and chapel, former friars‘ house and mill ruins is a monastery, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Château de Vaulruz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maules and Sâles.
Maules
Village
Maules is a former municipality in the Gruyère district of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, on the southern slope of the Gibloux. In 2001 it merged with Romanens, Rueyres-Treyfayes and Sâles to form the municipality of Sâles.
Sâles
Village
Sâles is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2001 the municipality was created when Maules, Romanens, Rueyres-Treyfayes and Sâles merged.
Vuadens
Village
Vuadens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Château de Vaulruz
- Categories: built structure, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Vaulruz, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.62488° or 46° 37′ 30″ north
Longitude
6.9944° or 6° 59′ 40″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Château de Vaulruz” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Vaulruz”
- French: “Château de Vaulruz”
- German: “Schloss Vaulruz”
- Turkish: “Vaulruz Şatosu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sainte-Marguerite parish church and Halle de Gymnastique.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Vaulruz-Nord, gare and Hotel de Ville.
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