Burg Rifenstein

Burg Rifenstein is a castle in Reigoldswil, Waldenburg District, Basel-Landschaft. Burg Rifenstein is situated nearby to the pond Ryfensteinweiher, as well as near the forest Wald Reigoldswil Horn.

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reformed Church and Hinteri Egg.

Reformed Church

Church

Reformed Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Reformed Church is situated 1 km southwest of Burg Rifenstein.

Hinteri Egg

Peak

Photo: DasPumm, CC0.

The Hinteri Egg is a mountain of the Jura, located south of Reigoldswil in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft, close to the border with the canton of Solothurn. Hinteri Egg is situated 3 km south of Burg Rifenstein.

Vogelberg

Peak

The Vogelberg is a mountain of the Jura, located north of Mümliswil in the Swiss canton of Solothurn. It lies east of the Passwang Pass. The border with the canton of Basel-Landschaft runs north of the mountain. Vogelberg is situated 4 km south of Burg Rifenstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Titterten and Liedertswil.

Titterten

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Titterten is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Liedertswil

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Liedertswil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Arboldswil

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arboldswil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.

Burg Rifenstein

Type: Castle
Description: castle ruins in Reigoldswil in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Categories: archaeological site, castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Reigoldswil, Waldenburg District, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.40076° or 47° 24′ 3″ north

Longitude

7.70163° or 7° 42′ 6″ east

Open location code

8FV9CP22+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From German to Tosk Albanian—“Burg Rifenstein” goes by many names.

German: “Burg Rifenstein”
German: “Rifenstein”
German: “Ruine Rifenstein”
German: “Ruine Riffenstein”
Swiss German: “Ruine Rifenstei”
Tosk Albanian: “Ruine Rifenstein”

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Highlights include Ryfensteinweiher and Rifenstein.

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