Échallens Castle

Échallens Castle is a public building in Echallens, Gros-de-Vaud District, Vaud which is located on Place du Château. Échallens Castle is situated nearby to Place du Château, as well as near the community center Grande Salle.

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Type: Public building
Description: castle in Échallens in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Also known as: “Château d’Échallens”
Address: Place du Château, Echallens, 1040

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the House of Wheat and Bread and Echallens railway station.

Museum of the House of Wheat and Bread

Museum

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Museum of the House of Wheat and Bread is situated 180 metres east of Échallens Castle.

Echallens railway station

Railway station

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Echallens railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Échallens, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located on the 1,000 mm Lausanne–Bercher line of the Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher. Echallens railway station is situated 300 metres southeast of Échallens Castle.

City Hall

Restaurant

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City Hall is a restaurant, which is situated 140 metres east of Échallens Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Échallens and Villars-le-Terroir.

Échallens

Village

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Échallens is a municipality in, and the capital of, the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Villars-le-Terroir

Village

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Villars-le-Terroir is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Malapalud

Village

Malapalud is a village and former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The village is now part of the municipality of Assens.

Échallens Castle

Categories: built structure, castle, building, historic site, and government building
Location: Echallens, Gros-de-Vaud District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.64144° or 46° 38′ 29″ north

Longitude

6.63038° or 6° 37′ 49″ east

Inception

1200

Open location code

8FR8JJRJ+H5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91520224

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q2968367

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In Other Languages

From Czech to German—“Échallens Castle” goes by many names.

Czech: “hrad Échallens”
Czech: “zámek Échallens”
French: “Château d’Echallens”
French: “Château d’Échallens”
German: “Château d’Échallens”
German: “Schloss Échallens”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Place du Château and Grande Salle.

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