Angenstein Castle (german: Schloss Angenstein or simply ''Angenstein'') is a
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
in the
municipality of Duggingen in the
canton of Basel-Land
Basel-Landschaft or Basel-Country informally known as Baselland or Baselbiet (; german: Kanton Basel-Landschaft ; rm, Chantun Basilea-Champagna; french: Canton de Bâle-Campagne; it, Canton Basilea Campagna), is one of the 26 cantons forming ...
in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It is a Swiss
heritage site of national significance.
The
Jura Railway
Jura may refer to:
Places
*Jura, Scotland, island of the Inner Hebrides off Great Britain
*Jūra, river in Lithuania
Mountain ranges
*Jura Mountains, on the French–Swiss–German border
*Franconian Jura, south-central Germany
*Swabian Jura, so ...
passes through a tunnel under Angenstein Castle on its route between
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
and
Delémont.
A
Scoutsgroup
and few other organisations and companies are named after the castle.
See also
*
List of castles in Switzerland
This list includes castles and fortresses in Switzerland.
Entries list the name and location of the castle, fortress or ruins in each Canton in Switzerland.
Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Land
...
References
External links
*
Cultural property of national significance in Basel-Landschaft
Castles in Basel-Landschaft
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