Altenburg Castle, Brugg

Name: Altenburg Castle
Address: Brugg, Switzerland

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Altenburg Castle is a castle in the village of Altenburg bei Brugg in the municipality of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The castle and the Altenburg Roman ruins, which are integrated into it, are classified as Swiss heritage site of national significance. ()

Local name: Schlösschen Altenburg Coordinates: 47°28'54"N, 8°11'39"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Schloss Habsburg, Schenkenberg Castle, Königsfelden Monastery, Kasteln Castle.

1.4 miSW
Part-ruined medieval castle with museum
Schloss Habsburg, Habsburg
37 min walk • Habsburg Castle is a medieval fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River. At the time of its construction, the location was part of the Duchy of Swabia.
5.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Schenkenberg Castle, Aargau Jura Park
132 min walk • Schenkenberg Castle is a castle ruin above the municipality of Thalheim in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was built in the 13th Century by the Habsburg dynasty, was the administrative seat for 260 years of a bailiwick of the city of Bern and fell into ruin in the 18th century.
1.1 miE
Landmark monastery with stained glass
Königsfelden Monastery, Brugg
29 min walk • Königsfelden Monastery is a former Franciscan double monastery, which housed both a community of Poor Clare nuns and one of Franciscan friars, living in separate wings, in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was founded in 1308 by the Habsburgs.
4.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Kasteln Castle, Aargau Jura Park
114 min walk • Kasteln Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oberflachs in Canton Aargau, Switzerland. It is located west of the village on a rocky outcrop, surrounded by vineyards and woods.
4.2 miS
Forts and castles
Schloss Brunegg
108 min walk • Brunegg castle is a castle in the municipality of Brunegg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The castle was built on a hill at the edge of the Jura mountains in the 13th Century.
2.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Ruine Freudenau
72 min walk • Freudenau Castle is a ruined fort in the municipality of Untersiggenthal of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
1.6 miN
Forts and castles
Iberg Castle
42 min walk • Iberg Castle is a ruined castle located on Iberg mountain in the municipality of Riniken in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Only a few remnants of the ruins are visible.
1.1 miE
Area
Windisch, Brugg
29 min walk • Windisch is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
0.6 miSE
47°28'34"N • 8°12'13"E
Bahnpark Brugg, Brugg
16 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4.4 miS
Forts and castles, History museum, Museum
Schloss Wildegg
111 min walk • Wildegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Möriken-Wildegg in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located about eighty meters above the village of Wildegg at the end of a rocky spur of the Chestenberg, above the Bünz and Aare rivers.
5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Baregg
133 min walk • Baregg is the name of a hill in northern Switzerland. Until 1960, it remained an insignificant hill in the Swiss plains. However, with the onslaught of more vehicle traffic, Baregg became more and more of a problem. Eventually, the Baregg Tunnel was built.