Oberer Fabrikweiher

Oberer Fabrikweiher is a reservoir in Glarus Nord, Glarus. Oberer Fabrikweiher is situated nearby to the locality Ober Allmeind, as well as near Frühatzung.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station and Ziegelbrücke railway station.

Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station

Railway station

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Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Nord in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Ziegelbrücke–Linthal line of Swiss Federal Railways, and serves the twin villages of Niederurnen and Oberurnen.

Ziegelbrücke railway station

Railway station

Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ziegelbrücke railway station is a junction station in the village of Ziegelbrücke in Switzerland. Whilst the village is shared between the municipality of Glarus Nord, in the canton of Glarus, and the municipality of Schänis, in the canton of St. Gallen, the station is located in the Gemarkung of Schänis, where it is the larger of two railway stations.

Biberlichopf (Hill)

Peak

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Biberlichopf (Hill) is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niederurnen and Ziegelbrücke.

Niederurnen

Village

Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain.

Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

Ziegelbrücke is a village situated on both sides of the Linth Channel in Switzerland. Ziegelbrücke is shared by the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen, with the Linth forming the boundary between these municipalities.

Oberurnen

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oberurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Oberurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

Oberer Fabrikweiher

Type: Reservoir
Also known as: “Ober Fabriggwijer”
Category: body of water
Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.12712° or 47° 7′ 38″ north

Longitude

9.06146° or 9° 3′ 41″ east

Elevation

428 metres (1,404 feet)

Open location code

8FVF43G6+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4989031

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

11396890

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Localities in the Area

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