Greifensee Castle
Greifensee Castle is a castle in the municipality of Greifensee and the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It was probably built by the House of Rapperswil and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Castle in Switzerland
- Address: Im Städtli 24, Greifensee, 8606
- Roof shape: gabled
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Greifensee Reformed Church and Nänikon-Greifensee railway station.
Greifensee Reformed Church
Church
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reformierte Kirche Greifensee, is a church and a listed heritage building in the municipality of Greifensee, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
Nänikon-Greifensee railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Beata May, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nänikon-Greifensee is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is situated between the villages of Nänikon, in the municipality of Uster, and the town of Greifensee, within fare zone 130 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. Nänikon-Greifensee railway station is situated 1 km northeast of Greifensee Castle.
Schwerzenbach railway station
Railway station
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schwerzenbach is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is situated in the municipality of Schwerzenbach on the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line. Schwerzenbach railway station is situated 2½ km northwest of Greifensee Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schwerzenbach and Maur.
Schwerzenbach
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schwerzenbach is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley. The municipality was first mentioned in year 1064 as Swerzenbach. Schwerzenbach is situated 2½ km northwest of Greifensee Castle.
Maur
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maur is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. Maur is situated 3 km south of Greifensee Castle.
Fällanden
Village
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fällanden is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley. Fällanden is situated 3 km west of Greifensee Castle.
Greifensee Castle
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Greifensee, Uster District, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.36505° or 47° 21′ 54″ northLongitude
8.67561° or 8° 40′ 32″ eastLevels
4Open location code
8FVC9M8G+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 45520843OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2241278
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Greifensee Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Greifensee”
- French: “Château de Greifensee”
- German: “Greifensee”
- German: “Schloss Greifensee”
- Italian: “castello Greifensee”
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