Oberes Baliken, Wald

Name: Oberes Baliken
Address: Wald, Switzerland

#1 among attractions in Wald

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The ruins of Obere Baliken are located below the former pilgrims' house "Zum alten Schwert" in the southern part of the village of Blattenbach near Wald in the Swiss canton of Zurich.

Baliken, along with Bernegg Castle, is an example of one of the clearing castles that were built in the region around Wald in the 12th and 13th centuries without ever attaining historical significance. The ending of the name in -ikon refers to a Alemannic settlement from the early Middle Ages.

Coordinates: 47°16'27"N, 8°53'51"E

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Oberes Baliken – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ritterhaus Bubikon, Rüti Reformed Church, Enea Baummuseum, Bachtel.

3.4 miW
Historical place, Forts and castles, History museum
Ritterhaus Bubikon, Bubikon
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2.5 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Rüti Reformed Church, Rüti
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3.8 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Enea Baummuseum, Rapperswil
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1.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bachtel
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4.1 miS
Monastery
Wurmsbach Abbey, Rapperswil
105 min walk • Wurmsbach Abbey is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Bollingen, a locality of Rapperswil-Jona, in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is located on the north shore of upper Lake Zürich. The house is a part of the Order of Cistercians of the Common Observance.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Egelsee, Bubikon
101 min walk • Egelsee is a lake in the municipality of Bubikon in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Its surface area is 4.3 ha.
4.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Höchhand
106 min walk • The Höchhand is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, located north of Goldingen in the canton of St. Gallen.
2.2 miE
Forts and castles
Fründsberg Castle
55 min walk • Fründsberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Goldingen of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.6 miSW
Church
St. Dionys-Wurmsbach
94 min walk • St. Dionys-Wurmsbach is a medieval church in Jona, in the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
2.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Ruine Bernegg
72 min walk • Bernegg Ruin is the ruins of a hilltop castle northeast of Hinwil in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It can be easily reached in a few minutes from the parking lot below Girenbad.
3.8 miS
Church
St. Pankratius
97 min walk • St. Pankraz Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bollingen, a district of the Swiss municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen.