🇨🇭 Switzerland
150 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Binningen Castle, 3 km south-west of the city centre; the most famous is Habsburg Castle — #127 of 8,133 worldwide — 46 km east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Colombier Castle, founded c. 150.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Switzerland (100), France (32), Germany (18).
10 km north-east · Ruin
Rötteln Castle, located above the Lörrach suburb of Haagen, lies in the extreme southwest corner of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, just 10…
21 km north · Ruin
Sausenburg Castle is a ruined German castle on the edge of the Black Forest, just north of the town of Kandern in Baden-Württemberg, between the…
11 km south-west · Castle
The Château de Landskron is situated in the southern part of Alsace, in the east of France, mere footsteps away from Switzerland, in the commune of…
4 km south · Castle
Bottmingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bottmingen in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
17 km east · Castle
Beuggen Castle, also called Buchem, Buchein, Bivcheim, Büken, Beukheim or Beuken, is a former moated castle situated 20 kilometres east of Basel on…
8 km south · Castle
Reichenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
8 km south · Ruin
Birseck Castle is located in the municipality of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country.
6 km south-east · Fortress
The Fortified Church of St. Arbogast in the municipality of Muttenz in the Swiss canton of Basel-Land is the only church in Switzerland that is…
9 km south · Ruin
Dorneck Castle is a castle in the municipality of Dornach of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
11 km south · Castle
Angenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Duggingen in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
18 km south-east · Castle
Wildenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bubendorf in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
6 km south-east · Ruin
Münchenstein Castle is a landmark above the village centre of Münchenstein, in the canton of Basel-Land in Switzerland.
+ 6 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
46 km east · Castle · #127 worldwide
Habsburg Castle is a medieval Swiss fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River.
51 km north · Fortress · #128 worldwide
Neuf-Brisach is a fortified town and commune of the department of Haut-Rhin in Alsace in north-eastern France.
49 km south-east · Castle
Lenzburg Castle is a castle located above the old part of the town of Lenzburg in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
35 km south-east · Castle
Aarburg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aarburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
56 km north-east · Ruin
The ruins of Zähringen castle is what remains of the ancestral seat of the Zähringer Alemannic noble family, located near Freiburg im Breisgau.
53 km south-east · Castle
Hallwyl Castle is one of the most important moated castles in Switzerland. It is located on two islands in the River Aabach, just north of the…
56 km south · Castle
Burgdorf Castle is a castle in the municipality of Burgdorf in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
46 km east · Fortress
Fort Reuenthal is a 20th-century Swiss fortification located in the Aargau canton near the Swiss border with Germany.
53 km west · Fortress
Fort de Roppe, also known as Fort Ney, was built between 1875 and 1877. It is part of the second ring of fortifications around the city of Belfort in…
55 km east · Ruin
Stein Castle is a castle ruin above the municipality of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
28 km north · Ruin
Burg Badenweiler, also called Burg Baden or Burg Badin, is the ruin of a hilltop castle on a height of 454.6 m above sea level above the spa park in…
58 km north-west · Castle
The three castles of Husseren-les-Châteaux, alternatively referred to as the three castles of Eguisheim, stand in the French Vosges in upper Alsace…
+ 33 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
79 km north · Castle · #228 worldwide
The Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, sometimes also Haut-Kœnigsbourg, is a medieval castle located in the commune of Orschwiller in the Bas-Rhin…
69 km south · Fortress
The Zytglogge is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison,…
80 km east · Fortress
The Munot is a circular 16th-century fortification located on Emmersberg hill in the city of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and serves as a symbol of the…
87 km east · Castle
Kyburg Castle is a castle in Switzerland, overlooking the Töss river about 3 km south-east of Winterthur, in Kyburg municipality, canton of Zürich.
81 km south-west · Castle
Neuchâtel Castle is a castle in the municipality of Neuchâtel of the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
89 km south · Castle
Thun Castle is a castle in the city of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It was built in the 12th century, today houses the Thun Castle museum, and…
78 km east · Castle
Laufen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen in the Swiss canton of Zurich.
93 km south · Castle
Oberhofen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oberhofen of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland.
75 km north · Castle
The Château de Saint-Ulrich is one of three castles which overlooks the commune of Ribeauvillé in the Haut-Rhin département of France.
97 km south · Castle
Spiez Castle is a castle in the municipality of Spiez of the Swiss canton of Bern. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
96 km east · Castle
Hohenklingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Stein am Rhein of the Canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
66 km north · Ruin
The Hochburg is a castle ruin situated between the city of Emmendingen and the village of Sexau in the region of Baden, located in the southwest of…
+ 75 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q78.
The Castlemap atlas maps 150 landmarks (82 castles · 7 fortresses · 10 palaces & châteaux · 51 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Basel, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Binningen Castle, a castle 3 km south-west of the city centre.
Habsburg Castle, ranked #127 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 46 km east from Basel.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Colombier Castle, founded c. 150 — 86 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Mulhouse (28 km) · Freiburg im Breisgau (52 km) · Colmar (60 km) · Bern (69 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
