Mont-Terri Castle

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Mont-Terri Castle is a ruined medieval castle above a prehistoric hillfort on Mont Terri, located in the municipality of Cornol of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. ()

Local name: Oppidum auf dem Mont Terri Coordinates: 47°23'29"N, 7°9'40"E

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Mont-Terri Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Porrentruy Castle, Les Ordons, Mont Terri, Col des Rangiers.

4.6 miNW
Historical place, Architecture, Forts and castles
Porrentruy Castle, Porrentruy
117 min walk • Porrentruy Castle is a castle in the municipality of Porrentruy of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Les Ordons
84 min walk • Les Ordons is a mountain of the Jura, located north-east of the Col des Rangiers in the canton of Jura. It houses the Les Ordons Transmission Tower.
~110 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Terri
1 min walk • Mont Terri is one of the mountains of the Jura Mountains range. It is located south of Cornol in the Canton of Jura. The mountain can be located 140 km west of Zurich. A prehistoric site, Mont-Terri Castle, is located on the summit.
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Col des Rangiers
70 min walk • Col des Rangiers is a mountain pass in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It connects Courgenay and Develier.
3.2 miE
Forts and castles, Natural attraction, Cave
Fort de Plainbois
83 min walk • The Fort de Plainbois is a twentieth-century Swiss fortification located at the east end of the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border with France. It was a component of the Swiss Border Line of defenses.
4.4 miNW
47°24'59"N • 7°4'31"E
Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu Porrentruy MHDP, Porrentruy
112 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
1.9 miS
Town
Doubsbrücken, Saint-Ursanne
49 min walk • Saint-Ursanne is an old town and a former municipality of the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura, Switzerland which has preserved much of its medieval character.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Montgremay
30 min walk • Montgremay is a mountain of the Jura, located south Cornol in the canton of Jura. It is one of the highest summits of the region of Ajoie.
4.4 miNW
47°25'17"N • 7°4'41"E
Rue Xavier Stockmar, Porrentruy
113 min walk • Bridge
5.4 miN
National park
Etangs de Bonfol
138 min walk • Etangs de Bonfol are a series of ponds at Bonfol in the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. The main ponds are named "étang du Milieu" and "Neuf-Etang". They are separated by a dam. Since 1962, the étangs de Bonfol are a nature preserve.
1.9 miNW
Locality
Courgenay
48 min walk • Courgenay is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.