St. Gallen

Saint Gallen is the main city of eastern Switzerland. For travellers, its main draw is the centuries old Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a world famous historic library.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and St. Gallen railway station.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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.

St. Gallen railway station

Railway station

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St. Gallen railway station is the main railway station of the city of St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge St.

St. Gallen Cathedral

Church

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The Stiftskirche St. Gallus und Otmar is a Roman Catholic church in the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Once part of the Abbey of St. Gall, it has been the cathedral of the Diocese of St.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gaiserwald and Teufen AR.

Gaiserwald

Village

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Gaiserwald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages of St. Josefen, Abtwil and Engelburg.

Teufen AR

Village

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Teufen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Teufen AR is situated 3½ km southeast of St. Gallen.

St. Gallen

Type: Locality with 76,100 residents
Also known as: “CH3203”, “Saint Gall”, and “St. Gall”
Location: St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.4221° or 47° 25′ 20″ north

Longitude

9.3755° or 9° 22′ 32″ east

Population

76,100

Elevation

685 metres (2,247 feet)

Open location code

8FVFC9CG+V6

GeoNames ID

7287240

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“St. Gallen” goes by many names.

French: “Saint-Gall”
German: “St. Gallen”
Italian: “San Gallo”

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