Wees
Wees is a house in Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and has an elevation of 858 metres. Wees is situated nearby to the peak Hochalp, as well as near the village Schönengrund.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Appenzell museum of popular traditions and Hochalp.
Appenzell museum of popular traditions
Museum
Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch.
Appenzell museum of popular traditions is situated 2 km northeast of Wees.
Hochalp
Peak
The Hochalp is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, located south of Urnäsch in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. Hochalp is situated 3 km south of Wees.
Urnäsch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gestumblindi, Public domain.
Urnäsch railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Urnäsch, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Urnäsch railway station is situated 2 km northeast of Wees.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schönengrund and Gonten.
Schönengrund
Village
Photo: Mangercratie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schönengrund is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Schönengrund is situated 4½ km northwest of Wees.
Gonten
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gonten District is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Gonten is situated 6 km northeast of Wees.
Hemberg
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hemberg is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Hemberg and Oberhelfenschwil merged into the new municipality of Neckertal. Hemberg is situated 7 km west of Wees.
Wees
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.30106° or 47° 18′ 4″ northLongitude
9.269° or 9° 16′ 8″ eastElevation
858 metres (2,815 feet)Open location code
8FVF8729+CJGeoNames ID
11784673
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- German: “Wees”
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