Kropfenstein Castle

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Kropfenstein Castle is a type of castle known as a cave castle in the municipality of Waltensburg/Vuorz of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. ()

Local name: Burg Kropfenstein Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 46°46'12"N, 9°6'6"E

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GraubündenSwitzerland

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Kropfenstein Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dominican Convent, Jörgenberg Castle, Lag da Breil, Crap Sogn Gion.

4.6 miE
Church
Dominican Convent, Ilanz
119 min walk • The Dominican Convent, Ilanz, the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Ilanz Dominican Sisters, is located on a low hillside across the valley from the little town, roughly 30 km to the west of Chur in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
1.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Jörgenberg Castle
49 min walk • Jörgenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Waltensburg/Vuorz of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lag da Breil
37 min walk • The Lag da Breil is a lake located east of Breil/Brigels in the canton of Graubünden. It lies at a height of 1,255 metres above sea level and has a maximum length of 500 metres. In summer the Lag da Breil is used as a bathing lake.
6.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Crap Sogn Gion
168 min walk • Crap Sogn Gion is a mountain and cable car station located near Flims in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Regarding the definition used in the Alps by the Swiss Alpine Club it cannot be called a mountain but only a location at the end of a ridge descending from the Vorab in the Glarus Alps.
5.2 miE
Forts and castles
Castelberg Castle
133 min walk • Castelberg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Ilanz/Glion of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
4.4 miE
Forts and castles
Grüneck Castle, Ilanz
114 min walk • Grüneck Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Ilanz of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
6.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Limmernsee
158 min walk • Limmernsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, between the peaks of Muttenchopf, Selbsanft and Kistenstöckli. It may be reached by aerial tramway or by foot from Linthal.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Mundaun
74 min walk • Piz Mundaun is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, situated east of Obersaxen in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In winter the mountain is part of ski area.
1.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Schwarzenstein Castle
49 min walk • Schwarzenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
2.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Heidenberg Castle
57 min walk • Heidenberg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Vals Valley
159 min walk • The Vals Valley is located in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Kropfenstein Castle

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Kropfenstein Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)