Weesen

Weesen is a locality in Weesen, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen and has about 1,400 residents. Weesen is situated nearby to the locality Fly, as well as near Schiferen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Catholic Bühl Church of the Holy Cross with chaplaincy and Reformed Bühl Church (Zwingli Church).

Catholic Bühl Church of the Holy Cross with chaplaincy

Church

Photo: Bobo11, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Reformed Bühl Church (Zwingli Church)

Church

Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Ziegelbrücke railway station

Railway station

Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ziegelbrücke railway station is a junction station in the village of Ziegelbrücke in Switzerland. Whilst the village is shared between the municipality of Glarus Nord, in the canton of Glarus, and the municipality of Schänis, in the canton of St. Gallen, the station is located in the Gemarkung of Schänis, where it is the larger of two railway stations. Ziegelbrücke railway station is situated 3 km west of Weesen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ziegelbrücke and Filzbach.

Ziegelbrücke is a village situated on both sides of the Linth Channel in Switzerland. Ziegelbrücke is shared by the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen, with the Linth forming the boundary between these municipalities. Ziegelbrücke is situated 2½ km west of Weesen.

Filzbach

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Filzbach is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Filzbach is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. Filzbach is situated 3 km southeast of Weesen.

Niederurnen

Village

Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain.

Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. Niederurnen is situated 3½ km west of Weesen.

Weesen

Type: Locality with 1,400 residents
Postal code: 8872
Location: Weesen, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.13447° or 47° 8′ 4″ north

Longitude

9.09644° or 9° 5′ 47″ east

Population

1,400

Elevation

420 metres (1,378 feet)

United Nations Location Code

CH WES

Open location code

8FVF43MW+QH

GeoNames ID

2658040

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Weesen” goes by many names.

Chinese: “韋森”
Kazakh: “Везен”
Russian: “Везен”
Western Panjabi: “ویسن”

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