Schachen

Schachen is a hamlet in Waldkirch, St. Gallen. Schachen is situated nearby to the hamlet Schöntal, as well as near Waldheim.

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.

St. John the Baptist catholic parish church

Church

Photo: Lokolia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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″ north

Longitude

9.3498° or 9° 20′ 59″ east

Elevation

614 metres (2,014 feet)

Open location code

8FVFF86X+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2117927930

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

11591115

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In Other Languages

“Schachen” goes by many names.

German: “Schachen”

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