Vadian Statue
Vadian Statue is a memorial in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen which is located on Marktplatz. Vadian Statue is situated nearby to the public building Waaghaus, as well as near the monastery Abbey of Saint Gall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Description: statue in St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Vadiandenkmal”
- Address: Marktplatz
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.
Abbey of Saint Gall
Monastery
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. Abbey of Saint Gall is situated 270 metres southeast of Vadian Statue.
Abbey Library
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey library of St Gall is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1983, the library, as well as the Abbey of St Gall, were designated a World Heritage Site, as "an outstanding example of a large Carolingian monastery and was, since the 8th century until its secularisation in 1805, one of the most important cultural centres in Europe". Abbey Library is situated 330 metres south of Vadian Statue.
Waaghaus
Public building
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waaghaus is a public building, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Vadian Statue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Georgen and Riethüsli.
Notkersegg
Suburb
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notkersegg is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km east of Vadian Statue.
Vadian Statue
- Categories: statue and historic site
- Location: Saint Gallen, St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.42574° or 47° 25′ 33″ northLongitude
9.37614° or 9° 22′ 34″ eastElevation
670 metres (2,198 feet)Open location code
8FVFC9GG+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 456927525OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
10227509Wikidata ID
Q22402568
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vadian Statue” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vadian Statue”
- Czech: “Socha Vadiána”
- Swedish: “Vadian Statue”
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