Befang

Befang is a hamlet in Hundwil, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 813 metres. Befang is situated nearby to the hamlet Halden, as well as near Gehren.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hundwiler Höhi and Waldstatt railway station.

Hundwiler Höhi

Peak

Photo: Wieduaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hundwiler Höhi is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden.

Waldstatt railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Waldstatt, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Waldstatt railway station is situated 2½ km west of Befang.

Appenzell Folklore Museum

Museum

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Appenzell Folklore Museum is situated 3 km northeast of Befang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gonten and Urnäsch.

Gonten

Village

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Gonten District is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Gonten is situated 3½ km southeast of Befang.

Urnäsch

Village

Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Urnäsch is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. Urnäsch is situated 4½ km southwest of Befang.

Herisau

Town

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Herisau is a municipality and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen. Herisau is situated 5 km northwest of Befang.

Befang

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Hundwil, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.35083° or 47° 21′ 3″ north

Longitude

9.31761° or 9° 19′ 3″ east

Elevation

813 metres (2,667 feet)

Open location code

8FVF9829+82

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10910901863

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

11781793

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German: “Befang”

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