Schachen
Schachen is a locality in Herisau, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Schachen is situated nearby to the locality Moos, as well as near Sangen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schachen railway station and Rosenburg Castle.
Schachen railway station
Railway station
Schachen railway station is a railway station in Herisau, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is an intermediate station on the Bodensee–Toggenburg railway and is served as a request stop by local trains only.
Rosenburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch.
Rosenburg Castle is a ruined castle located to the west of the municipality of Herisau in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herisau and Gossau.
Herisau
Town
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Herisau is a municipality and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen. Herisau is situated 2½ km east of Schachen.
Gossau
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gossau is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Gossau is situated 3½ km north of Schachen.
Schachen
- Type: Locality
- Postal code: 9112
- Location: Herisau, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.3844° or 47° 23′ 4″ northLongitude
9.24421° or 9° 14′ 39″ eastElevation
789 metres (2,589 feet)Open location code
8FVF96MV+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 13424608895OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
7670390
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In Other Languages
“Schachen” goes by many names.
- German: “Schachen b. Herisau”
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