Passwang Pass

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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Passwang Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. ()

Local name: Passwang Maximum elevation: 3950 ftCoordinates: 47°21'33"N, 7°39'33"E

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SolothurnSwitzerland

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Passwang Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ruine Neu-Falkenstein, Hinteri Egg, Sculpture at Schoenthal, Neu-Bechburg Castle.

3.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Ruine Neu-Falkenstein, Balsthal
89 min walk • Neu-Falkenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Balsthal of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hinteri Egg
66 min walk • The Hinteri Egg is a mountain of the Jura, located south of Reigoldswil in the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft, close to the border with the canton of Solothurn.
5.4 miE
Park, Vernacular architecture
Sculpture at Schoenthal
137 min walk • Sculpture at Schoenthal is an art foundation in Switzerland. It is named after the Schönthal Monastery, a former church near the village of Langenbruck, Basel-Landschaft, which is now used for temporary art exhibitions.
5.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Neu-Bechburg Castle, Oensingen
132 min walk • Neu Bechburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oensingen of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5.6 miE
Forts and castles
Alt-Bechburg Castle
143 min walk • Alt-Bechburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Holderbank of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
1.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vogelberg
33 min walk • The Vogelberg is a mountain of the Jura, located north of Mümliswil in the Swiss canton of Solothurn. It lies east of the Passwang Pass. The border with the canton of Basel-Landschaft runs north of the mountain. The Vogelberg is the easternmost summit above 1,200 metres in the Jura Mountains.
4.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Baslerweiher
121 min walk • Baslerweiher is an artificial pond in Seewen, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Its dam was built in 1870 to supply water to Basel.
6.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Wildenstein Castle
155 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.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Seewen
126 min walk • Lake Seewen is a former lake in Seewen, Canton of Solothurn, in Switzerland. It was drained in the late 16th century.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Schelten Pass
101 min walk • Schelten Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains between the cantons of Jura and Solothurn in Switzerland. It connects Mervelier and Ramiswil and is the most direct route from Delémont and Balsthal.
3.2 miN
Locality
Reigoldswil
82 min walk • Reigoldswil is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.