Teufen (AR)

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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 3½ km north of Teufen (AR).

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".

Teufen AR railway station

Railway station

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The Teufen AR railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Teufen, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Appenzell–St.

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Saint Gallen

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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.

Speicher

Village

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Speicher is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, in Switzerland. Speicher is situated 4½ km northeast of Teufen (AR).

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