St. Andreas Castle

Cham, Switzerland

St. Andreas Castle is a privately owned castle located in Cham, in the Canton of Zug. The castle hill has been used since at least 400 AD, based on Roman artifacts found there. The site of the neighboring chapel has been used for religious ceremonies since the Roman era. During the 8th century the chapel site was used by a 'holy bishop without a name' for Christian services.

Today the castle and chapel are located on a 67,000 square metres private park. While the castle is privately owned, the grounds are opened to the public twice a year.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

Sankt Andreas 5, Cham, Switzerland

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Details

Founded: 9th century AD
Category: Religious sites in Switzerland

More Information

en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Fraumünster (22 km)
St. Peter's Church (22,1 km)
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Swiss National Museum (23 km)
Lindenhof Hill (22,3 km)
Laufen Castle (56,5 km)

User Reviews

Haymo Empl (3 years ago)
Very nice park, but it is not open to the public and only open on special occasions (e.g. Mother's Day, August 1st...). The palace/castle is usually only partially accessible and only at appropriate times. Chapel is permanently open.

Gregorio Cunegondi (6 years ago)
I work there but it is very beautiful.

Martin Stadelmann (6 years ago)
Very nice little castle with a beautiful park.

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