Farnsburg Castle

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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. ()

Local name: Ruine Farnsburg Built: 1342 (683 years ago)Coordinates: 47°29'35"N, 7°52'14"E

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Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Schloss Ebenrain, Bischofstein, Geissflue, Sissacherfluh Castle.

3.6 miSW
Forts and castles, Palace, Park
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Forts and castles
Bischofstein
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Geissflue
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2.6 miW
Forts and castles
Sissacherfluh Castle
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5.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ägelsee
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Forts and castles
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Salhöhe Pass, Aargau Jura Park
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6.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Geissfluegrat
168 min walk • The Geissfluegrat is a minor summit east of the Geissflue, in the eastern Jura Mountains. It is located between the Swiss cantons of Aargau and Solothurn. With an elevation of 908 metres above sea level, the Geissfluegrat is the highest point in Aargau. It is also the easternmost summit above 900 metres in the Jura Mountains.
5.5 miNW
47°33'28"N • 7°48'0"E
Sole Uno, Rheinfelden
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Valley, Nature, Natural attraction
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2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Möhlintal, Aargau Jura Park
68 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".