Löwenberg Castle, Murten

Name: Löwenberg Castle
Address: Murten, Switzerland

#1 among attractions in Murten

Top attraction, Convention center, Forts and castles

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Löwenberg Castle or Château de la Motte is a castle in the municipality of Murten of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. ()

Local name: Schloss Löwenberg Built: XV centuryCoordinates: 46°56'20"N, 7°8'16"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Laupen Castle, Lake Morat, Mont Vully, Schloss Münchenwiler.

5.5 miSE
Forts and castles, Historical place
Laupen Castle, Berne
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2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Morat
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2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Vully
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1.9 miS
Forts and castles, Hotel, Meeting room
Schloss Münchenwiler
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4.6 miNE
Aquarium, Zoo
Papiliorama
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5.3 miS
Forts and castles
Petit-Vivy Castle
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6.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Avenches Castle, Avenches
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1.4 miSW
46°55'40"N • 7°6'50"E
Museum Murten, Murten
35 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5 miS
Forts and castles
Grand-Vivy Castle
129 min walk • Grand-Vivy Castle is a castle in the former municipality of Barberêche in the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss Heritage Site of National Significance.
3.8 miW
Forts and castles
Guévaux Castle
98 min walk • Guévaux Castle is a castle in the municipality of Vully-les-Lacs of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
6.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Niederriedsee
162 min walk • Niederriedsee is a reservoir formed by the Niederried dam on the Aar River in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It is named after the nearby village Niederried bei Kallnach.