Schachen
Schachen is a village in Reute (AR), Bezirk Vorderland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 815 metres. Schachen is situated nearby to the village Oberegg District, as well as near the locality Schwellmühle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Reformed Church and Henry Dunant Museum.
Henry Dunant Museum
Museum
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The Henry Dunant Museum is a museum in the Swiss town of Heiden, to preserve the memory and legacy of Henry Dunant, the Founder of the Red Cross Movement, who died in Heiden in 1910, after receiving the first-ever Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901. Henry Dunant Museum is situated 3 km northwest of Schachen.
Heiden railway station
Railway station
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Heiden railway station is a railway station in Heiden, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is the upper terminus of the Rorschach–Heiden mountain rack railway line of Appenzell Railways. Heiden railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Schachen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberegg District and Reute.
Oberegg District
Village
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Oberegg District is a district in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It comprises three small exclaves of the canton, a few kilometers northeast of the rest of Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Heiden
Village
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heiden is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Its Biedermeier village around the church square is listed as a heritage site of national significance. Heiden is situated 3 km northwest of Schachen.
Schachen
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Reute (AR), Bezirk Vorderland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.42569° or 47° 25′ 33″ northLongitude
9.56049° or 9° 33′ 38″ eastElevation
815 metres (2,674 feet)Open location code
8FVFCHG6+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 367662164OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7669903
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In Other Languages
“Schachen” goes by many names.
- German: “Schachen b. Reute”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Neuapostolische Kirche Oberegg and Parish Church.
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