Chapfensee

Chapfensee is a at , , . The area around the reservoir is a nature preserve. The reservoir was built in 1946/1947 and used to generate power at the plant Plons.
Wikipedia
Photo: Topreactor, Public domain.
  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,033 metres (3,389 feet)
  • Description: lake at Mels, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mels railway station and Castels, Prehistoric-Medieval Hilltop Settlement.

Railway station
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is a railway station in , in the canton of . is situated 3 km east of Chapfensee.

Archaeological site
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Bunker
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a bunker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wangs and Sargans.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Chapfensee.

Photo: Zjtaylor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St.

Hamlet
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km east of Chapfensee.

Chapfensee

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Latitude
47.04726° or 47° 2′ 50″ north
Longitude
9.38228° or 9° 22′ 56″ east
Open location code
8FVF29WJ+WW
Geo­Names ID
11396354
Wiki­data ID
Q5073159

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In Other Languages

From German to Portuguese—“Chapfensee” goes by many names.

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