Schachen

Schachen is a house in Gais, Bezirk Mittelland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 958 metres. Schachen is situated nearby to the peak Höch Hirschberg, as well as near the village Appenzell Meistersrüte.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gais railway station and Museum Gais.

Gais railway station

Railway station

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Gais railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Gais, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located at the junction of the 1,000 mm metre gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen and Altstätten–Gais lines of Appenzell Railways. Gais railway station is situated 1¼ km northwest of Schachen.

Museum Gais

Museum

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Museum Gais is situated 1¼ km north of Schachen.

Höch Hirschberg

Peak

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Höch Hirschberg is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Appenzell Meistersrüte and Appenzell Steinegg.

Appenzell Meistersrüte

Village

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Appenzell Meistersrüte is a village in the district of Appenzell in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. Its population is about 800.

Appenzell Steinegg

Village

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Appenzell Steinegg is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Schachen.

Appenzell

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Appenzell is a village, though considered as a town by the FSO, and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Appenzell has no municipal government of its own; rather, the different parts of Appenzell belong to and are governed by the districts Appenzell and Schwende-Rüte.

Schachen

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

47.35242° or 47° 21′ 9″ north

Longitude

9.45986° or 9° 27′ 36″ east

Elevation

958 metres (3,143 feet)

Open location code

8FVF9F25+XW

GeoNames ID

11774517

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German: “Schachen”

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