Lachen
Lachen is a suburb in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. Lachen is situated nearby to the hamlet Ochsenweid, as well as near the locality Sitterwald.- Type: Suburb
- Description: quarter of the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Lachen SG”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dry-Tower and Abbey of Saint Gall.
Abbey of Saint Gall
Monastery
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riethüsli and Gaiserwald.
Gaiserwald
Village
Photo: Taxialex, Public domain.
Lachen
- Categories: neighborhood, geographic location, statistical territorial entity, and locality
- Location: Saint Gallen, St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.41934° or 47° 25′ 10″ north
Longitude
9.35195° or 9° 21′ 7″ east
Elevation
682 metres (2,238 feet)
Open location code
8FVFC992+PQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swiss German—“Lachen” goes by many names.
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