Stein

Stein is a house in Gais, Bezirk Mittelland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 918 metres. Stein is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Ruppen Pass, as well as near the peak Gäbris.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruppen Pass and Alter Zoll railway station.

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.

Alter Zoll railway station

Railway station

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Alter Zoll railway station is a railway station in Altstätten, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Altstätten–Gais line and is served by local trains only. Alter Zoll railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Stein.

Gäbris

Peak

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Gäbris is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking Gais in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. Gäbris is situated 2½ km west of Stein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstätten and Wald.

Altstätten

Town

Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Altstätten is a historic rural town and a municipality in the Rhine Valley district, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is about 5 kilometres west of the Alpine Rhine in the flat and wide St. Altstätten is situated 3 km east of Stein.

Wald

Village

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Wald is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Wald is situated 3½ km north of Stein.

Trogen

Village

Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Trogen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The town is the seat of the canton's judicial authorities. Trogen is situated 4 km northwest of Stein.

Stein

Type: House
Categories: residential building and building
Location: Gais, Bezirk Mittelland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.38549° or 47° 23′ 8″ north

Longitude

9.50274° or 9° 30′ 10″ east

Elevation

918 metres (3,012 feet)

Open location code

8FVF9GP3+53

GeoNames ID

11766362

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