Dreiweihern

Dreiweihern is a lake in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen and has an elevation of 808 metres. Dreiweihern is situated nearby to the locality Linsenbühl - Dreilinden, as well as near the suburb St. Georgen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Drei Weieren Bathing Facilities.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

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.

Drei Weieren Bathing Facilities

Park

Photo: Lurenz, CC BY 3.0.

Drei Weieren Bathing Facilities is a park.

Abbey Library

Museum

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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".