Windisch

Worth seeing in and around Windisch

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Habsburg Castle

   Habsburg Castle is a medieval Swiss fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River. At the time of its construction, the location was part of the Duchy of Swabia.

   3.4 km · castle on the Wülpelsberg in Habsburg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Vindonissa, Celtic oppidum / Roman legionary camp / civilian settlement

   Vindonissa was a Roman legion camp, vicus and later a bishop's seat at modern Windisch, Switzerland. The remains of the camp are listed as a heritage site of national significance.

   200 m · archaeological site in Windisch in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Former Abbey Königsfelden

   Königsfelden Monastery is a former Franciscan double monastery, which housed both a community of Poor Clare nuns and one of Franciscan friars, living in separate wings, in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was founded in 1308 by the Habsburgs.

   200 m · monastery complex in Windisch in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland

   The University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland is a university of applied sciences in Switzerland. It is one of the largest universities in the country in terms of student enrollment.

   400 m · Swiss university of applied sciences · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Iberg castle ruin

   Iberg Castle is a ruined castle located on Iberg mountain in the municipality of Riniken in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Only a few remnants of the ruins are visible.

   3.7 km · castle ruin in Riniken in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Freudenau castle ruin

   Freudenau Castle is a ruined fort in the municipality of Untersiggenthal of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   3.9 km · castle ruin in Untersiggenthal in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Altenburg Castle

   Altenburg Castle is a castle in the village of Altenburg bei Brugg in the municipality of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The castle and the Altenburg Roman ruins, which are integrated into it, are classified as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   1.9 km · castle in Brugg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Windisch

Airports

Zürich (ZRH), 25 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 54 km · Bodensee Friedrichshafen (FDH), 99 km

Stations

Turgi railway station, 3 km · Brugg railway station, 700 m · Lupfig railway station, 3.8 km

• Geneva → Windisch

  212 km · quickest by road, 3h 45m · CHF26–35
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Windisch

  54 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · €7–10
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• Friedrichshafen → Windisch

  97 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · €13–19
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