Festung Aarburg, Aarburg

Name: Festung Aarburg
Address: Aarburg, Switzerland

#1 among attractions in Aarburg

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Aarburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aarburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located high above the town Aarburg on a steep, rocky hillside. The castle was built around a medieval castle, which controlled the narrow point on the Aare river and served as the seat of Aarburg Vogt. It is classified as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Today it houses the Kantonale Jugendheim, for holding and rehabilitating juvenile offenders. ()

Alternative names: Built: XII centuryCoordinates: 47°19'18"N, 7°54'6"E

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Festung Aarburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Belchenflue, Frohburg Castle, Saint Martin's Church, Church of St. Martin.

5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Belchenflue
131 min walk • The Belchenflue is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn, south of Eptingen. The nearby Belchenflue Pass links the two cantons.
4 miN
Forts and castles
Frohburg Castle
102 min walk • Frohburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Trimbach of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2 miN
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Saint Martin's Church, Olten
52 min walk • St. Martin is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Olten. It is a three-nave columned basilica without transept with three chorapsideas. The church is considered as the "most significant Neoromanesque Greater Church of Switzerland from the late period of historicism".
2 miN
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Church of St. Martin, Olten
52 min walk • St. Martin is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Olten. It is a three-nave columned basilica without transept with three chorapsideas. The church is considered as the "most significant Neoromanesque Greater Church of Switzerland from the late period of historicism".
4.9 miNE
Temple, Spiritual
Wat Srinagarindravararam
125 min walk • Wat Srinagarindravararam is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Gretzenbach, Switzerland.
3.9 miE
47°19'17"N • 7°59'3"E
Emil Frey AG Classics, Safenwil
99 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.5 miN
Ice skating, Ice rink
Kleinholz Stadion, Olten
38 min walk • The Kleinholz Stadion is an ice hockey stadium located in Olten, Switzerland. It's mainly used by EHC Olten, an ice hockey club that currently plays in the Swiss National League B. It was built in 1961 and renovated in 2014.
2.9 miN
Locality
Trimbach
74 min walk • Trimbach is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
2.3 miN
47°21'16"N • 7°54'4"E
City park, Olten
58 min walk • Park
5 miW
Locality
Egerkingen
127 min walk • Egerkingen is a municipality in the district of Gäu in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
4.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Unterer Hauenstein Pass
112 min walk • Unterer Hauenstein Pass is a mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the canton of Basel-Country and Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Buckten in Basel-Country and Trimbach in Solothurn. The pass road has a maximum grade of 6 percent. The pass was probably already used by the Romans.