Heiligkreuz
Heiligkreuz is a village in Mels, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen and has about 1,410 residents. Heiligkreuz is situated nearby to the locality Harzloch, as well as near Torkelfeld.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kapelle Hl. Kreuz and Mels railway station.
Mels railway station
Railway station
Castels, Prehistoric-Medieval Hilltop Settlement
Archaeological site
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castels, Prehistoric-Medieval Hilltop Settlement is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sargans and Vild.
Sargans
Photo: Zjtaylor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sargans is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Sargans is known for its castle, which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291.
Vild
Hamlet
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vild is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km east of Heiligkreuz.
Wangs
Village
Photo: karico, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wangs is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Heiligkreuz.
Heiligkreuz
- Type: Village with 1,410 residents
- Postal code: 8888
- Category: locality
- Location: Mels, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.05564° or 47° 3′ 20″ northLongitude
9.41814° or 9° 25′ 5″ eastPopulation
1,410Elevation
485 metres (1,591 feet)United Nations Location Code
CH SMSOpen location code
8FVF3C49+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 3431820725OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7669632
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In Other Languages
“Heiligkreuz” goes by many names.
- German: “Heiligkreuz (Mels)”
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