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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.
Abbey of Saint Gall
Monastery
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 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".
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.
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″ northLongitude
9.3755° or 9° 22′ 32″ eastPopulation
76,100Elevation
685 metres (2,247 feet)Open location code
8FVFC9CG+V6GeoNames 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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