Ricken
Ricken is a village in Gommiswald, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen. Ricken is situated nearby to the locality St. Antoniusbüel, as well as near Allmeind.Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirche Ricken and Oberricken Pass.
Oberricken Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Ulflulfl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberricken Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It connects the lower Ricken Pass with the villages Walde and Rüeterswil, in the municipality St. Gallenkappel.
Tweralpspitz
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Caumasee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tweralpspitz is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps, located near Wattwil in the canton of St. Gallen. With an elevation of 1,332 metres, it is the highest point of the chain situated north of Ricken Pass. Tweralpspitz is situated 3½ km northwest of Ricken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walde and Rüeterswil.
Walde
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Walde is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Ricken.
Rüeterswil
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rüeterswil is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Ricken.
Ernetschwil
Village
Photo: Musigtiger, Copyrighted free use.
Ernetschwil is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Rieden and Ernetschwil merged into the municipality of Gommiswald. Ernetschwil is situated 4½ km southwest of Ricken.
Ricken
- Type: Village
- Postal code: 8726
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gommiswald, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.26259° or 47° 15′ 45″ northLongitude
9.04426° or 9° 2′ 39″ eastElevation
787 metres (2,582 feet)Open location code
8FVF727V+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 32539850OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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