Attinghausen Castle

Attinghausen Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality of Attinghausen in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Castle
Description: ruined medieval castle in Attinghausen in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
Also known as: “Medieval castle ruin Attinghausen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Katholische Kirche St. Andreas, Friedhofkapelle, Pfarrhaus und Beinhaus St. Ottilien and Altdorf railway station.

Katholische Kirche St. Andreas, Friedhofkapelle, Pfarrhaus und Beinhaus St. Ottilien

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Katholische Kirche St. Andreas, Friedhofkapelle, Pfarrhaus und Beinhaus St. Ottilien is a church, which is situated 170 metres north of Attinghausen Castle.

Altdorf railway station

Railway station

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Altdorf railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Altdorf. The station is situated on the Gotthard railway north of its crossing of the Alps, and is the most southerly station before that line splits into the older route via Erstfeld and the original Gotthard Tunnel, and the newer route via the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Altdorf railway station is situated 1½ km north of Attinghausen Castle.

Federal grain silo

Building

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Federal grain silo is a building, which is situated 1 km north of Attinghausen Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schattdorf and Altdorf.

Schattdorf

Village

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Schattdorf is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Altdorf

Town

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Altdorf is a municipality in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri and retains historic town privileges. It is the place where, according to the legend, William Tell shot the apple from his son's head.

Seedorf

Village

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Seedorf is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Bauen merged into the municipality of Seedorf. Seedorf is situated 2½ km northwest of Attinghausen Castle.

Attinghausen Castle

Categories: archaeological site, castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Attinghausen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.86215° or 46° 51′ 44″ north

Longitude

8.62985° or 8° 37′ 48″ east

Open location code

8FRCVJ6H+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 726136104

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q4818521

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Attinghausen Castle” goes by many names.

French: “château d’Attinghausen”
French: “Château d’Attinghausen”
German: “Attinghausen”
German: “Burg Attinghausen”
German: “Burgruine Attinghausen”
German: “Mittelalterliche Burgruine Attinghausen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rudenz Park and Gemeindeverwaltung Attinghausen.

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