Meggenhorn Castle

Meggenhorn Castle (German: Schloss Meggenhorn) is a castle in Meggen near the Swiss city of Lucerne. It was built in 1868/70 by Edouad Hofer-Grosjean from Mulhouse and in 1926 equipped with a Welte Philharmonic Organ. It is surrounded by vineyards and is considered to be the municipality's symbol. Today, it is mostly used as a tourist attraction and reception venue. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Meggenhorn is served by a landing stage on Lake Lucerne that is some 400 metres (1,300 ft) walk from the castle. On weekends and some other days, the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (German: Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees) operate several return sailings between the Bahnhofquai, adjacent to Lucerne station, and Meggenhorn.

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Meggenhorn Castle ranks #3,817 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 of the 201 mapped in Switzerland. Founded 1868, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,358 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Winterthur, 59 km away. See how Switzerland compares in the castle statistics.

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