Blauenstein

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Forts and castles

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Blauenstein is a castle fort on a rocky outcrop north of Kleinlützel, Switzerland. ()

Alternative names: Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 47°25'53"N, 7°24'59"E

Location

SolothurnSwitzerland

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire, Mariastein Abbey, Prince-Bishops' Castle, Jura Observatory.

5.8 miSW
History museum, Museum
Musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire, Delémont
148 min walk • The Musée jurassien d'art et d'histoire is a museum of art and a nexus of public learning in Delémont, Canton of Jura, Switzerland.
4.7 miNE
Church, Monastery
Mariastein Abbey
120 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.
5.8 miSW
Historical place, Architecture, Forts and castles
Prince-Bishops' Castle, Delémont
148 min walk • The Prince-Bishops' Castle is a castle in the municipality of Delémont of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Nowadays, the castle hosts a primary school.
5.5 miS
Observatories and planetariums
Jura Observatory
141 min walk • The Jura Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Jura Astronomy Society. Built in 1993/1998, it is located near Vicques in the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. Its IAU observatory code is 185.
2.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Burg Castle
54 min walk • 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.
6 miSW
47°21'35"N • 7°20'35"E
Patinoire régionale, Delémont
154 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink
5.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Sternenberg
134 min walk • Sternenberg Ruin is the ruin of a small feudal castle in the municipality of Hofstetten-Flüh in the canton of Solothurn.
3.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Burg Rotberg
101 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.
4 miE
47°25'23"N • 7°30'1"E
Church of St. Catherine, Laufen
101 min walk • Church
4.1 miE
47°25'2"N • 7°30'4"E
SportShop Karrer AG, Laufen
104 min walk • Shopping
5.2 miS
Locality
Courroux
132 min walk • Courroux is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.