Chapf

Chapf is a hamlet in Gaiserwald, St. Gallen. Chapf is situated nearby to the hamlet Breitschachen, as well as near the locality Lässerhof.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and St. Gallen railway station.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

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The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. Abbey of Saint Gall is situated 3 km southeast of Chapf.

St. Gallen railway station

Railway station

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St. Gallen railway station is the main railway station of the city of St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge St. St. Gallen railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Chapf.

Kunstmuseum St. Gallen

Museum

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Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, is a Swiss art museum founded in 1877 and located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The museum holds a collection of paintings and sculptures spanning the late Middle Ages to the present. Kunstmuseum St. Gallen is situated 3 km southeast of Chapf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wittenbach and Saint Gallen.

Wittenbach

Town

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Wittenbach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Wittenbach is situated 3 km northeast of Chapf.

Saint Gallen

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Saint Gallen is the main city of eastern Switzerland. For travellers, its main draw is the centuries old Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with a world famous historic library.