Baillival Castle (Vuippens) | |
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Marsens | |
Baillival Castle | |
Coordinates | 46°39′30″N7°04′41″E / 46.658341°N 7.078045°E Coordinates: 46°39′30″N7°04′41″E / 46.658341°N 7.078045°E |
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Baillival Castle (Vuippens) is a bailiff's castle in the village of Vuippens in the municipality of Marsens of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. [1]
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