Loch

Loch is a house in Altstätten, Wahlkreis Rheintal, Canton of St. Gallen and has an elevation of 817 metres. Loch is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Ruppen Pass, as well as near the town Altstätten.

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 2 km southeast of Loch.

Altstätten Stadt railway station

Railway station

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Altstätten Stadt railway station is a railway station in Altstätten, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is the eastern terminus of the 1,000 mm metre gauge Altstätten–Gais line and is served by local trains only. Altstätten Stadt railway station is situated 2½ km east of Loch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstätten and Lüchingen.

Altstätten

Town

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Altstätten is a small historic rural town and a municipality in the district Rhine Valley, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located with some secure distance of about 5 kilometres west from the Alpine Rhine in the flat and wide St. Altstätten is situated 2½ km east of Loch.