Oberfidersche

Oberfidersche is a locality in Schänis, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen and has an elevation of 1,439 metres. Oberfidersche is situated nearby to the locality Fiderschenboden, as well as near Oberbütz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Federispitz and Chüemettler.

Federispitz

Peak

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The Federispitz is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, situated in the canton of St. Gallen, with an elevation of 1,865 metres. It lies south of the Speer and above the municipality of Schänis, overlooking the Walensee, the Linth Plain, and Lake Zurich.

Chüemettler

Peak

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The Chüemettler is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps in the canton of St. Gallen, overlooking Obersee. It lies west of the Speer and north of the Federispitz mountains.

Mattstock

Peak

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The Mattstock is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps with an elevation of 1,936 metres, overlooking the Walensee in the canton of St. Gallen. It lies south of the Speer, on the range between the Toggenburg and the Linth valley. It is the Hausberg of Amden. Mattstock is situated 3 km east of Oberfidersche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weesen and Amden.

Weesen

Village

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Weesen is a village in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, located on Lake Walen near the outflow of the Linth Canal. Weesen is situated 3 km south of Oberfidersche.

Amden

Village

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Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Amden is situated 3½ km southeast of Oberfidersche.

Ziegelbrücke

Village

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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. Ziegelbrücke is situated 4 km southwest of Oberfidersche.

Oberfidersche

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Oberfiderschen”
Location: Schänis, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.16211° or 47° 9′ 44″ north

Longitude

9.09734° or 9° 5′ 50″ east

Elevation

1,439 metres (4,721 feet)

Open location code

8FVF536W+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12001386341

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

11584718

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In Other Languages

“Oberfidersche” goes by many names.

German: “Oberfidersche”

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