Hexenturm (Q1616849)

  • matcher place: Obwalden (relation 1686448), Alps (relation 2698607)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: Castles in Obwalden, Cultural property of national significance in Obwalden
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Hexenturm is a stone tower in the municipality of Sarnen in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The name ("witch tower") refers to its use as a prison for suspected witches in the 17th century. Today it houses the Cantonal Archives of Obwalden.

Summary from Deutsch / German Wikipedia (dewiki)

Der Hexenturm von Sarnen im Kanton Obwalden in der Schweiz ist einer der wenigen noch erhaltenen Burgtürme aus der Zeit der Entstehung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft. Er wurde um 1285 erbaut und kam um 1315 in den Besitz des Landes Obwalden. Der Turm ist als national bedeutendes Kulturgut eingestuft und steht als A-Objekt unter Denkmalschutz. Heute wird er als Archivturm genutzt und ist nicht öffentlich zugänglich.

Wikidata location: 46.8957, 8.2437 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Hexenturm (OSM), 14 m from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Hexenturm
image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sarnen-Hexenturm-und-Archivturm.jpg/800px-Sarnen-Hexenturm-und-Archivturm.jpg
building: yes
historic: castle
wikidata: Q1616849
addr:city: Sarnen
addr:street: Kirchstrasse
castle_type: tower
addr:postcode: 6060
addr:housenumber: 3.5
wikimedia_commons: Category:Hexenturm, Sarnen

wikidata match: Q1616849

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tower (Q12518) man_made=tower, building=tower
military facility (Q18691599) military
building (Q41176) building, building=yes
fortified tower (Q81917) tower:type=defensive

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Castles in Obwalden tourism=attraction, place=locality, historic=ruins, building=castle, historic=archaeological_site, historic=tower_house, building=ruins, historic=castle