Baldern Castle
Baldern Castle is a former castle in the municipality of Stallikon and the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The remains of the castle comprise a set of earthworks, situated on the Albis ridge at some 810 metres above sea level and about 4 kilometres south of the summit of Uetliberg.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle ruin in Stallikon in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Baldern, medieval castle site”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Felsenegg and Sood-Oberleimbach railway station.
Felsenegg
Peak
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Felsenegg is a vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Sood-Oberleimbach railway station
Railway station
Sood-Oberleimbach is a railway station in the Sihl Valley, and the municipality of Adliswil, in the Swiss Canton of Zurich, within fare zone 150 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. Sood-Oberleimbach railway station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Baldern Castle.
Adliswil railway station
Railway station
Photo: BRW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Adliswil is a railway station in the Sihl Valley, and the municipality of Adliswil, in the Swiss Canton of Zürich. The station is on the Sihltal line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn. Adliswil railway station is situated 1½ km east of Baldern Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adliswil and Stallikon.
Adliswil
Town
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adliswil is a town and a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The official language of Adliswil is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
Stallikon
Village
Stallikon is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Leimbach
Suburb
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leimbach is a quarter in the district 2 in Zürich. It is located in the lower Sihl Valley. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
Baldern Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, deserted castle site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.31456° or 47° 18′ 52″ northLongitude
8.50576° or 8° 30′ 21″ eastElevation
810 metres (2,657 feet)Open location code
8FVC8G74+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 594617921OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1010900
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In Other Languages
From Czech to German—“Baldern Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “hrad Baldern”
- French: “château de Baldern”
- French: “Château de Baldern”
- German: “Baldern”
- German: “Burg Baldern”
- German: “Burgstall Baldern”
- German: “Burgstelle Baldern”
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Notable Places Nearby
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