Obertscheel

Obertscheel is a house in Sennwald, Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen. Obertscheel is situated nearby to the peak Hochhus, as well as near the village Gasenzen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hohensax Castle and Frischenberg Castle.

Hohensax Castle

Castle

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Hohensax is a ruined castle in the Sennwald municipality in the Swiss canton St. Gallen. The castle was built around 1200 by the barons of Sax, and was destroyed in 1446. Hohensax Castle is situated 1¼ km southwest of Obertscheel.

Frischenberg Castle

Castle

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Frischenberg is a ruined castle in Sennwald, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It was built in the early 14th century by the lords of Hohensax, probably by Ulrich III von Hohensax some time after 1313. Frischenberg Castle is situated 1¼ km south of Obertscheel.

Hochhus

Peak

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Hochhus is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gasenzen and Gams.

Gasenzen

Village

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Gasenzen is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Obertscheel.

Gams

Village

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Gams is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Gams is situated 4 km south of Obertscheel.

Gamprin

Village

Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gamprin is a municipality of Liechtenstein, on the Rhine on the border with the municipality of Sennwald, in Switzerland. It had 1,690 inhabitants in 2019. Gamprin is situated 5 km southeast of Obertscheel.

Obertscheel

Type: House
Categories: residential building and building
Location: Sennwald, Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.24191° or 47° 14′ 31″ north

Longitude

9.45099° or 9° 27′ 4″ east

Elevation

686 metres (2,251 feet)

Open location code

8FVF6FR2+Q9

GeoNames ID

11787895

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In Other Languages

“Obertscheel” goes by many names.

German: “Obertscheel”

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