Ruine Neu-Falkenstein, Balsthal

Name: Ruine Neu-Falkenstein
Address: Roemerstrasse 1, Balsthal, 4710, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 62 391 40 86

#1 among attractions in Balsthal

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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. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1100 (924 years ago)Coordinates: 47°19'22"N, 7°42'38"E

Address

Roemerstrasse 1Balsthal 4710 Switzerland

Contact

+41 62 391 40 86

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Ruine Neu-Falkenstein – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Belchenflue, Hinteri Egg, Aarwangen Castle, Sculpture at Schoenthal.

5.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Belchenflue
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3.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hinteri Egg
88 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.
5.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Aarwangen Castle, Aarwangen
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3.9 miNE
Park, Vernacular architecture
Sculpture at Schoenthal
100 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.
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Forts and castles
Neu-Bechburg Castle, Oensingen
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2.9 miE
Forts and castles
Alt-Bechburg Castle
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3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vogelberg
88 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.
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ruchen
135 min walk • The Ruchen is a mountain of the Jura, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn. It lies between Langenbruck and Eptingen. The Ruchen is the easternmost summit above 1,100 metres in the Jura Mountains. East of the Ruchen is the Belchenflue.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Passwang Pass
89 min walk • Passwang Pass is a high mountain pass in the Jura Mountains in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
4.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Bipp Castle, Oberbipp
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5.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Wiedlisbach Castle
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