Schachen
Schachen is a hamlet in Waldkirch, St. Gallen. Schachen is situated nearby to the hamlet Schöntal, as well as near Waldheim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Waldburg, medieval refuge and St. John the Baptist catholic parish church.
Waldburg, medieval refuge
Archaeological site
Photo: Joupp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waldburg, medieval refuge is an archaeological site.
Wittenbach railway station
Railway station
Wittenbach railway station is a railway station in Wittenbach, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Bodensee–Toggenburg line and is served by local trains only. Wittenbach railway station is situated 3 km east of Schachen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wittenbach and Häggenschwil.
Wittenbach
Town
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Wittenbach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Häggenschwil
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Häggenschwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Häggenschwil is situated 4 km north of Schachen.
Gaiserwald
Village
Photo: Taxialex, Public domain.
Gaiserwald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages of St. Josefen, Abtwil and Engelburg. Gaiserwald is situated 4 km south of Schachen.
Schachen
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Waldkirch, St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.46074° or 47° 27′ 39″ northLongitude
9.3498° or 9° 20′ 59″ eastElevation
614 metres (2,014 feet)Open location code
8FVFF86X+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2117927930OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
11591115
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In Other Languages
“Schachen” goes by many names.
- German: “Schachen”
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