Bensel
Bensel is a house in Oberegg, Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Innerrhoden and has an elevation of 1,028 metres. Bensel is situated nearby to the village Oberegg District, as well as near Heiden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Henry Dunant Museum and Heiden railway station.
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 2½ km north of Bensel.
Heiden railway station
Railway station
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Heiden railway station is a railway station in Heiden, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is the upper terminus of the Rorschach–Heiden mountain rack railway line of Appenzell Railways. Heiden railway station is situated 3 km north of Bensel.
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 3½ km southwest of Bensel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberegg District and Heiden.
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.
Heiden
Village
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Heiden is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Its Biedermeier village around the church square is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
Wald
Village
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Wald is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Wald is situated 3 km west of Bensel.
Bensel
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Oberegg, Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.42048° or 47° 25′ 14″ northLongitude
9.52852° or 9° 31′ 43″ eastElevation
1,028 metres (3,373 feet)Open location code
8FVFCGCH+5CGeoNames ID
11679963
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In Other Languages
“Bensel” goes by many names.
- German: “Bensel”
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