Grabs

Grabs is a locality in Grabs, Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen and has about 6,380 residents. Grabs is situated nearby to the locality Vorderdorf, as well as near Dorfengraben.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Werdenberg Castle and Buchs SG railway station.

Werdenberg Castle

Castle

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Werdenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Grabs of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It was the original seat of the County of Werdenberg in the Holy Roman Empire.

Buchs SG railway station

Railway station

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Buchs SG railway station is a railway station in Buchs, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line and western terminus of the Feldkirch–Buchs line to Austria and Liechtenstein. Buchs SG railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Grabs.

Catholic church of St. Michael

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gams and Gasenzen.

Gams

Village

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Gams is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Gams is situated 2½ km north of Grabs.

Gasenzen

Village

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Gasenzen is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Grabs.

Buchs

Town

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Buchs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It serves as an important economic and transport hub, situated on the border with Liechtenstein. Buchs officially became a town in 2002. Buchs is situated 3½ km southeast of Grabs.

Grabs

Type: Locality with 6,380 residents
Postal code: 9472
Location: Grabs, Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.18248° or 47° 10′ 57″ north

Longitude

9.44395° or 9° 26′ 38″ east

Population

6,380

Elevation

465 metres (1,526 feet)

United Nations Location Code

CH GRB

Open location code

8FVF5CJV+XH

GeoNames ID

2660543

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Grabs” goes by many names.

Chinese: “格拉布斯”
Kazakh: “Грабс”
Latin: “Quaravedes”
Russian: “Грабс”

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Localities in the Area

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