Gschwend
Gschwend is a hamlet in Balderschwang, Oberallgäu, Bavaria and has an elevation of 1,077 metres. Gschwend is situated nearby to the village Balderschwang, as well as near the hamlet Schlipfhalden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Balderschwang Yew and Hochgrat.
Balderschwang Yew
The Balderschwang Yew is an ancient European yew in Bavaria. It has two hollow trunks and stands alone on a mountain pasture. It is estimated to be between 600 and 1,000 years old, and is possibly the oldest tree in Germany.Hochgrat
Peak
Hochgrat is an 1834 m high summit of the Allgäu Alps, highest mountain of the Nagelfluhkette and part of nature park Nagelfluhkette. Hochgrat is situated 3½ km north of Gschwend.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schlipfhalden and Brunnenau.
Gschwend
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in the municipality of Balderschwang
- Categories: Ortsteil, village, and locality
- Location: Balderschwang, Oberallgäu, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.46435° or 47° 27′ 52″ north
Longitude
10.0912° or 10° 5′ 28″ east
Elevation
1,077 metres (3,533 feet)
Open location code
8FVGF37R+PF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Gschwend” goes by many names.
- German: “Gschwend”
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