Eschen

Eschen is a house in Wald (AR), Bezirk Vorderland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 1,073 metres. Eschen is situated nearby to the village Oberegg District, as well as near the mountain saddle Ruppen Pass.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruppen Pass and Burg Neu-Altstätten.

Ruppen Pass

Mountain saddle

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Ruppen Pass is a high mountain pass between the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It connects Trogen and Altstätten. The pass road has a maximum grade of 9 percent. Ruppen Pass is situated 2½ km southwest of Eschen.

Burg Neu-Altstätten

Castle

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Burg Neu-Altstätten is a castle, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Eschen.

Henry Dunant Museum

Museum

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The Henry Dunant Museum is a museum in the Swiss town of Heiden, to preserve the memory and legacy of Henry Dunant, the Founder of the Red Cross Movement, who died in Heiden in 1910, after receiving the first-ever Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901. Henry Dunant Museum is situated 3½ km north of Eschen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberegg District and Wald.

Oberegg District

Village

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Oberegg District is a district in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It comprises three small exclaves of the canton, a few kilometers northeast of the rest of Appenzell Innerrhoden.