Grauenstein

Grauenstein is a house in Oberegg, Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Innerrhoden and has an elevation of 1,087 metres. Grauenstein is situated nearby to the village Oberegg District, as well as near the mountain saddle Ruppen Pass.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruppen Pass and Henry Dunant Museum.

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 3 km southwest of Grauenstein.

Henry Dunant Museum

Museum

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The Henry Dunant Museum is a biographical museum in the Swiss town of Heiden. It is dedicated 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 Grauenstein.

Burg Neu-Altstätten

Castle

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Burg Neu-Altstätten is a castle, which is situated 3 km southeast of Grauenstein.

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.