Schönau

Schönau is a locality in Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 1,002 metres. Schönau is situated nearby to the locality Eggrüti, as well as near Ebni.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Appenzell museum of popular traditions and Urnäsch railway station.

Appenzell museum of popular traditions

Museum

Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch.

Urnäsch railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gestumblindi, Public domain.

Urnäsch railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Urnäsch, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Urnäsch railway station is situated 2½ km east of Schönau.

Protestant Church

Church

Photo: Nikater, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schönengrund and St. Peterzell.

Schönengrund

Village

Photo: Mangercratie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schönengrund is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Schönengrund is situated 2½ km northwest of Schönau.

St. Peterzell

Village

Photo: Sti2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Peterzell is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Brunnadern and Mogelsberg to form the municipality of Neckertal. St. Peterzell is situated 6 km west of Schönau.

Hemberg

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hemberg is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Hemberg and Oberhelfenschwil merged into the new municipality of Neckertal. Hemberg is situated 6 km west of Schönau.

Schönau

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Schoenau”
Location: Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.31147° or 47° 18′ 41″ north

Longitude

9.25204° or 9° 15′ 7″ east

Elevation

1,002 metres (3,287 feet)

Open location code

8FVF8762+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13328569534

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

7670395

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