Kappelen, Aarberg

Name: Kappelen
Address: Aarberg, Switzerland

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Kappelen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. ()

Local name: Kappelen BE Area: 4.24 mi²Coordinates: 47°2'60"N, 7°16'0"E

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Aarberg Switzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Lake Biel, Schloss Nidau, Chutzen, Frienisberg Abbey.

5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Biel
140 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Switzerland's Jura region, Lake Biel is a serene and picturesque destination that beckons with its tranquil waters and vineyard-clad shores. This glacial lake, measuring approximately 40 square kilometers, is the third-largest in Switzerland...
5.5 miN
Forts and castles
Schloss Nidau, Biel
141 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Swiss city of Biel, Schloss Nidau stands as a charming historical landmark that beckons visitors with its storied past and architectural allure. This venerable castle, whose foundations date back to the 13th century, has been a silent...
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chutzen
93 min walk • The Chutzen is a wooded hill of the Swiss Plateau, located halfway between Lake Biel and Bern. It lies south of the village of Frienisberg and belongs to the municipality of Seedorf.
3.4 miSE
Monastery
Frienisberg Abbey
88 min walk • Frienisberg Abbey is a former Cistercian religious house in the Swiss municipality of Seedorf in the Canton of Bern.
1.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lobsigensee
50 min walk • Lobsigensee is a lake at Lobsigen in Seedorf, Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.73 ha. On the northwestern shore there are remains of a neolithic settlement that is now part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps, an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
5.2 miSW
Aquarium, Zoo
Papiliorama
133 min walk • The Papiliorama is a special zoo in Kerzers in the canton of Fribourg, which focuses particularly on keeping butterflies and moths. However, it also shows a variety of animals from the South American rainforest and the Amazon region.
0.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Aarberg Castle, Aarberg
16 min walk • Aarberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aarberg in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
5.3 miN
Canal
Nidau-Büren Canal, Biel
134 min walk • The Nidau-Büren Canal is a 12-kilometer -long canal that drains the waters of the river Aare out of the Lake of Biel/Bienne toward Solothurn. It was dug as an important part of the first Jura water correction.
5.3 miN
Forts and castles
Burg Grenchen, Biel
136 min walk • The Burg Grenchen, also known as Bettleschloss, was a hill castle located above the present-day municipalities of Grenchen and Bettlach in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. It is one of the early clearing castles in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland.
5.4 miN
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Nidau, Biel
137 min walk • Nidau is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Niederriedsee
97 min walk • Niederriedsee is a reservoir formed by the Niederried dam on the Aar River in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It is named after the nearby village Niederried bei Kallnach.