Brand

Brand is a locality in Eichberg, Wahlkreis Rheintal, Canton of St. Gallen. Brand is situated nearby to the locality Hard, as well as near Oberau.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kobelwald Kristallhöhle and Wichenstein Castle.

Kobelwald Kristallhöhle

Cave

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Kobelwald Kristallhöhle is a cave.

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.

Alter Zoll railway station

Railway station

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Alter Zoll railway station is a railway station in Altstätten, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Altstätten–Gais line and is served by local trains only. Alter Zoll railway station is situated 3½ km north of Brand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberriet and Rüthi.

Oberriet

Village

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Oberriet is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Oberriet is situated 3½ km southeast of Brand.

Rüthi

Village

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

Altstätten

Town

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Altstätten is a small historic rural town and a municipality in the district Rhine Valley, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located with some secure distance of about 5 kilometres west from the Alpine Rhine in the flat and wide St. Altstätten is situated 5 km north of Brand.

Brand

Type: Locality
Location: Eichberg, Wahlkreis Rheintal, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.33663° or 47° 20′ 12″ north

Longitude

9.52515° or 9° 31′ 31″ east

Elevation

451 metres (1,480 feet)

Open location code

8FVF8GPG+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12328418843

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

7670087

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