Hard

Hard is a hamlet in Oberriet (SG), Wahlkreis Rheintal, Canton of St. Gallen. Hard is situated nearby to the locality Brand, as well as near the neighborhood Weiher.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kobelwald Kristallhöhle and Wichenstein Castle.

Kobelwald Kristallhöhle

Cave

Kobelwald Kristallhöhle

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Kobelwald Kristallhöhle is a cave.

Wichenstein Castle

Wichenstein Castle

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Wichenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oberriet of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Wichenstein Castle is situated 2½ km east of Hard.

Rietli railway station

Railway station

Rietli railway station

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Rietli railway station is a railway station in Gais, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Altstätten–Gais line and is served by local trains only. Rietli railway station is situated 3½ km northwest of Hard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eichberg and Oberriet.

Eichberg

Village

Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch.

Eichberg is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Oberriet

Village

Photo: Fmr ol, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oberriet is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Oberriet is situated 4 km southeast of Hard.

Rüthi

Village

Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.

Rüthi is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Rüthi is situated 4½ km south of Hard.

Hard

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Oberriet (SG), Wahlkreis Rheintal, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.33618° or 47° 20′ 10″ north

Longitude

9.51995° or 9° 31′ 12″ east

Elevation

493 metres (1,617 feet)

Open location code

8FVF8GP9+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

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