Herisau
Herisau is a locality in Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Herisau is situated nearby to the locality Brugg, as well as near Berg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Herisau railway station and Wilen railway station.
Herisau railway station
Railway station
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Herisau railway station is a railway station in Herisau, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is an intermediate station on the 1,435 mm standard gauge Bodensee–Toggenburg line of Südostbahn and the 1,000 mm metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways.
Wilen railway station
Railway station
Rosenburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch.
Rosenburg Castle is a ruined castle located to the west of the municipality of Herisau in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herisau and Gossau.
Herisau
Town
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Herisau is a municipality and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen.
Gossau
Town
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Gossau is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Gossau is situated 4 km northwest of Herisau.
Hundwil
Village
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Hundwil is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Hundwil is situated 4 km southeast of Herisau.
Herisau
- Type: Locality with 15,800 residents
- Also known as: “CH3001”
- Location: Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.3829° or 47° 22′ 58″ northLongitude
9.2741° or 9° 16′ 27″ eastPopulation
15,800Elevation
738 metres (2,421 feet)Open location code
8FVF97MF+5JGeoNames ID
7286068
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