Greifenstein Castle

Greifenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Filisur of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is included on the register of the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.

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Type: Castle
Description: ruins in Filisur, Graubünden, Switzerland
Also known as: “Burg Greifenstein (Filisur)”, “Greifenstein”, “Greifenstein (Filisur)”, and “Ruine Greifenstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Filisur railway station and Landwasser Viaduct.

Filisur railway station

Railway station

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Filisur railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Filisur, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located at the junction of the 1,000 mm metre gauge Albula and Davos Platz–Filisur lines of the Rhaetian Railway. Filisur railway station is situated 1 km west of Greifenstein Castle.

Landwasser Viaduct

Memorial

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The Landwasser Viaduct is a single-track six-arched curved limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser between Schmitten and Filisur, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Landwasser Viaduct is situated 1½ km northwest of Greifenstein Castle.

Katholische Kirche Allerheiligen und Kapelle St. Luzius

Church

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Katholische Kirche Allerheiligen und Kapelle St. Luzius is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Greifenstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Filisur and Schmitten.

Filisur

Village

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Filisur is an Alpine village and former municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The village sits on a hillside with a view to the west where the two rivers Albula/Alvra from the Albula Pass and Landwasser from Davos meet.