Hotel Weisses Kreuz

Hotel Weisses Kreuz is a hotel in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen which is located on Engelgasse. Hotel Weisses Kreuz is situated nearby to the library Former dominican convent of St. Catherine, as well as near the monastery Abbey of Saint Gall.

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Email: weisses_kreuzsg@bluewin.ch
Type: Hotel
Description: hotel in St. Gallen, Switzerland
Also known as: “Weisses Kreuz”
Address: Engelgasse 9, St. Gallen, 9000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

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The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. Abbey of Saint Gall is situated 400 metres southeast of Hotel Weisses Kreuz.

Abbey Library

Museum

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The Abbey library of St Gall is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1983, the library, as well as the Abbey of St Gall, were designated a World Heritage Site, as "an outstanding example of a large Carolingian monastery and was, since the 8th century until its secularisation in 1805, one of the most important cultural centres in Europe". Abbey Library is situated 450 metres south of Hotel Weisses Kreuz.