Chutzen

#652 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Chutzen is a wooded hill of the Swiss Plateau, located halfway between Lake Biel and Bern. It lies south of the village of Frienisberg and belongs to the municipality of Seedorf. On the summit lies a 45-metre-high wooden tower, the Chutzenturm, which opened in June 2010. ()

Local name: Hochwacht Elevation: 2690 ftProminence: 856 ftCoordinates: 47°0'53"N, 7°19'27"E

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BernSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Westside, House of Religions, Neubrügg, Lake Wohlen.

5.4 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westside, Berne
137 min walk • Westside, nestled in the bustling city of Berne, Switzerland, stands as a modern-day mecca for shoppers and leisure-seekers alike. This expansive shopping centre, with its cutting-edge architecture and thoughtfully designed spaces, offers a vibrant mix of retail...
6.3 miSE
Temple, Civic center, Sacred and religious sites
House of Religions, Berne
160 min walk • The House of Religions - Dialogue of Cultures is a Swiss inter-religious institution in the city of Bern in Switzerland that houses worship rooms for eight faiths in one single building.
5.7 miSE
Bridge
Neubrügg, Berne
145 min walk • The Neubrügg or Neubrücke is a covered wooden bridge over the river Aare between the village of Kirchlindach and Bern in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Wohlen
88 min walk • Lake Wohlen is a reservoir in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface is approximately 3.65 km² and its maximum depth is 20 m. It lies between the towns of Bremgarten bei Bern and Mühleberg. Lake Wohlen was completed in 1920.
5.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Altes Schloss Bümpliz, Berne
149 min walk • The Altes Schloss Bümpliz is a castle in the section of Bümpliz-Oberbottigen in the city of Bern of the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
0.9 miN
Monastery
Frienisberg Abbey
24 min walk • Frienisberg Abbey is a former Cistercian religious house in the Swiss municipality of Seedorf in the Canton of Bern.
1.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lobsigensee
44 min walk • Lobsigensee is a lake at Lobsigen in Seedorf, Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.73 ha. On the northwestern shore there are remains of a neolithic settlement that is now part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps, an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
5.9 miSE
Forts and castles, Baroque architecture
Neues Schloss Bümpliz, Berne
150 min walk • The Neues Schloss Bümpliz is a castle in the section of Bümpliz-Oberbottigen in the city of Bern of the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located directly across from the Altes Schloss Bümpliz.
3 miNW
Forts and castles
Aarberg Castle, Aarberg
78 min walk • Aarberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aarberg in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
3.6 miNW
Area
Kappelen, Aarberg
93 min walk • Kappelen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
3.5 miS
Watermill
Hofenmühle
88 min walk • The Hofenmühle is an 18th-century water mill in the municipality of Wohlen near Bern, Switzerland. The existence of the mill, which is private property, is attested since 1719. After the 1920 damming of the River Aar that created the Wohlensee reservoir, the water wheel was replaced with a Brown, Boveri & Cie turbine.