Burg Castle

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Burg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Burg im Leimental of the Canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. ()

Local name: Schloss Burg Built: 1250 (775 years ago)Coordinates: 47°27'24"N, 7°26'26"E

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Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Mariastein Abbey, Neu-Thierstein Castle, Sternenberg, Blauenstein.

2.7 miNE
Church, Monastery
Mariastein Abbey
71 min walk • Mariastein Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Metzerlen-Mariastein in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Mariastein, after Einsiedeln, is the second most important place of pilgrimage in Switzerland.
6.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Neu-Thierstein Castle
172 min walk • Neu-Thierstein Castle is a ruined castle in the Swiss municipality of Büsserach in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
3.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Sternenberg
86 min walk • Sternenberg Ruin is the ruin of a small feudal castle in the municipality of Hofstetten-Flüh in the canton of Solothurn.
2.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Blauenstein
54 min walk • Blauenstein is a castle fort on a rocky outcrop north of Kleinlützel, Switzerland. The castle was probably built in the thirteenth century and destroyed in 1411 by the forces of Basel during the Neuenstein War. There are only a few walls remaining today.
2.1 miE
Forts and castles
Burg Rotberg
55 min walk • Rotberg Castle is a medieval knight's castle on the municipal territory of Metzerlen-Mariastein, southwest of Basel, in the canton of Solothurn. It probably originated in the 2nd third of the 13th century.
3.6 miSE
47°25'23"N • 7°30'1"E
Church of St. Catherine, Laufen
93 min walk • Church
6.6 miNE
Locality
Oberwil
170 min walk • One of the highlights of Oberwil is the historic Old Town, with its well-preserved medieval architecture and cobbled streets. Visitors can wander through the narrow alleyways, admiring the traditional Swiss houses and charming town squares.
3.9 miSE
47°25'2"N • 7°30'4"E
SportShop Karrer AG, Laufen
101 min walk • Shopping
6 miNE
Locality
Therwil
153 min walk • Therwil is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
5.1 miE
Locality
Ettingen
131 min walk • Ettingen is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
5.9 miSE
Neighbourhood
Thierstein District
151 min walk • Thierstein District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the north of the canton. Together with the Dorneck District, it forms the Amtei of Dorneck-Thierstein. It has a population of 14,747.

Burg Castle

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