Letzi Tower
Letzi Tower is a castle in Sattel, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz. Letzi Tower is situated nearby to the building Weiermattli House, as well as near Sagemattli House, former wheelwright’s shop.Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval fortified tower in Sattel in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Letziturm”, “Morgarten Letzi”, and “Turm zum Schornen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morgarten, memorial with battle chapel and Weiermattli House.
Morgarten, memorial with battle chapel
Church
Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morgarten, memorial with battle chapel is a church, which is situated 130 metres south of Letzi Tower.
Weiermattli House
Building
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weiermattli House is a building, which is situated 150 metres south of Letzi Tower.
Sagemattli House, former wheelwright’s shop
Building
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sagemattli House, former wheelwright’s shop is a building, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Letzi Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sattel and Ecce Homo.
Sattel
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sattel is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Its name is the German word for "saddle".
Ecce Homo
Hamlet
Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ecce Homo is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Letzi Tower.
Rothenthurm
Village
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rothenthurm is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Rothenthurm is situated 3½ km northeast of Letzi Tower.
Letzi Tower
- Categories: architectural structure, fortified tower, letzi, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sattel, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.09129° or 47° 5′ 29″ northLongitude
8.63399° or 8° 38′ 2″ eastInception
14th centuryOpen location code
8FVC3JRM+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 97958762OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q29525558
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Letzi Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Letzimauer Morgarten (Turm Zu Schornen)”
- German: “Letziturm”
- German: “Morgarten Letzi”
- German: “Morgarten”
- German: “Turm zu Schornen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Informationszentrum Morgarten and Gütschli House.
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