Schnabelburg Castle

#349 among destinations in Switzerland

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Schnabelburg Castle was a small castle erected in 1150 by the lords of Eschenbach on the Albis chain South-west of Zurich, Switzerland, overlooking the nearby Schnabellücken pass. ()

Local name: Schnabelburg Coordinates: 47°15'48"N, 8°31'60"E

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ZürichSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Sihlwald, Bürglen, Albis Pass, Zürich Wilderness Park.

1.2 miNE
Zoo, Aquarium
Sihlwald, Langnau am Albis
31 min walk • The Sihlwald is a forest and nature reserve in the Sihl Valley of the Swiss canton of Zürich. It is a rare example of a large-scale and original forest, situated on the eastern slopes of the Albis hills to the west side of the Sihl river.
0.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bürglen
11 min walk • The Bürglen is the highest mountain of the Albis, a wooded range stretching west of Lake Zurich in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is located between Hausen am Albis and the valley of the Sihl.
1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Albis Pass
27 min walk • Albis Pass is a mountain pass in the Albis range in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It connects Langnau am Albis with the small village of Türlen on the Türlersee and, further on, Aeugst am Albis, Hausen am Albis, Mettmenstetten and Rifferswil.
1.2 miE
National park
Zürich Wilderness Park
30 min walk • Zürich Wilderness Park is a wilderness park near the city of Zürich in Switzerland. It includes the Sihlwald forest, the largest mixed deciduous and coniferous forest in the Swiss Mittelland, and the Langenberg Wildlife Park, the oldest Swiss wildlife park.

Schnabelburg Castle

Facts and practical information

Schnabelburg Castle plan & book

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

Sihlwald, Langnau am Albis

Bürglen

Albis Pass

Zürich Wilderness Park