Lägern

#748 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Lägern is a wooded mountain of the Jura Mountains, stretching from Baden to Dielsdorf, about 15 km north-west of Zurich. The culminating point is located 1 km west of Hochwacht within the canton of Zurich, the border with the canton of Aargau running on a slightly lower summit named Burghorn. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2841 ftProminence: 1394 ftCoordinates: 47°28'54"N, 8°23'39"E

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Lägern – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mammutmuseum Niederweningen, Historic Museum Baden & Bailiff’s Castle, Regensberg Castle, Synagogue of Baden.

1.8 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Mammutmuseum Niederweningen
47 min walk • Nestled in the serene village of Niederweningen in Switzerland, the Mammutmuseum Niederweningen stands as a testament to the rich prehistoric heritage of the region. This museum is dedicated to the fascinating world of mammoths and other Ice Age giants that once roamed...
3.9 miW
Forts and castles
Historic Museum Baden & Bailiff’s Castle, Baden
101 min walk • The Landvogteischloss is a small castle in the city of Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is located on the right bank of the Limmat River opposite the old town and once guarded the narrows between the Schlossberg to the west and the Lägern to...
2.1 miE
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Regensberg Castle, Regensberg
53 min walk • Regensberg Castle is a hill castle which was built about the mid-13th century AD by the House of Regensberg in the Swiss municipality of Regensberg in the Canton of Zürich.
4 miW
Synagogue
Synagogue of Baden, Baden
102 min walk • The synagogue of Baden is an Orthodox Ashkenazi-rite synagogue in the city of Baden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It was built in 1912–1913 and is now listed among the Cultural Property of National Significance.
3.9 miW
Nightlife, Gambling, Event space
Grand Casino Baden, Baden
100 min walk • The Kursaal is a listed building in Baden, Switzerland. It is considered one of the social centers of the spa town and is located in the spa park between the train station and the spa district, near the spa theater.
3.9 miW
47°28'24"N • 8°18'39"E
Historisches Museum Baden, Baden
101 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
4 miW
Art museum, Museum
Museum Langmatt, Baden
103 min walk • Museum Langmatt is an art museum in Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is located in a turn-of-the-century factory owner's villa and is known for its extensive collection of French Impressionist paintings.
3.9 miW
Bridge
Covered wooden bridge, Baden
101 min walk • The wooden bridge is a bridge in Baden, Switzerland, and crosses the Limmat River at the narrowest point of the Klus between Schlossberg and Lägern. It is 39 meters long and leads from the left bank old town to the Landvogteischloss on the right...
4 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Katholische Stadtkirche, Baden
103 min walk • The Stadtpfarrkirche Maria Himmelfahrt is the Roman Catholic parish church in Baden, Switzerland. It belongs to the Catholic parish of Baden-Ennetbaden in the diocese of Basel.
2.8 miSW
47°26'56"N • 8°21'26"E
Emma Kunz Zentrum, Würenlos
73 min walk • Museum
4.1 miSW
Universities and schools
Wettingen Abbey, Baden
104 min walk • Wettingen Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Wettingen in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It was founded in 1227 and dissolved during the secularisation of 1841, but re-founded at Mehrerau in Austria in 1854.