Bischofstein

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Bishofstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sissach of the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. ()

Local name: Burg Bischofstein Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 47°28'29"N, 7°49'38"E

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Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland

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Bischofstein – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Schloss Ebenrain, Farnsburg Castle, Ruine Altenberg, Wisenberg.

1.3 miSW
Forts and castles, Palace, Park
Schloss Ebenrain, Sissach
33 min walk • Schloss Ebenrain is a former country residence in Sissach, in the canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. Built in 1774–1776, it is considered the most significant late baroque residence in northwestern Switzerland.
2.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Farnsburg Castle
61 min walk • Farnsburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Ormalingen in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
4.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Ruine Altenberg, Augusta Raurica
121 min walk • Altenberg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Füllinsdorf in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Wisenberg
143 min walk • The Wisenberg is a wooded mountain of the Jura Mountains, located between Häfelfingen and Wisen in northern Switzerland. The summit lies within the canton of Basel-Landschaft, near the border with the canton of Solothurn.
0.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Sissacherfluh Castle
16 min walk • Ruins of Sissacherfluh Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sissach of the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5.1 miS
Forts and castles
Neu-Homburg Castle, Läufelfingen
131 min walk • Neu-Homburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Läufelfingen of the Canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
6.3 miNW
Specialty museum, Historical place, History museum
Augusta Raurica Museum, Augst
162 min walk • Augusta Raurica is a Roman archaeological site and an open-air museum in Switzerland located on the south bank of the Rhine river about 20 km east of Basel near the villages of Augst and Kaiseraugst.
5.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Wildenstein Castle
134 min walk • Wildenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bubendorf in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
6.4 miNW
Museum
Römermuseum Augst, Basel
164 min walk • The Augst Roman Museum is an archaeological museum and open-air museum in the municipality of Augst in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland. It is under the authority of the Office of Culture of the Education, Culture and Sports...
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Möhlintal, Aargau Jura Park
128 min walk • The Möhlintal is a 10-kilometre long valley running between Möhlin and Wegenstetten in the Rheinfelden district of Canton Aargau, Switzerland. The five municipalities in the valley have a total population of around 14,000 people. The upper part of the valley is also known as the "Wegenstettertal".
5 miW
47°29'14"N • 7°43'19"E
Tierpark Weihermätteli, Liestal
127 min walk • Zoo, Aquarium