Laufen
Laufen is a house in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,285 metres. Laufen is situated nearby to the peak Silberplatten, as well as near the mountain saddle Schwägalp Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silberplatten and Schwägalp Pass.
Silberplatten
Peak
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The Silberplatten is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Schwägalp Pass in the canton of St. Gallen. Its 2,158-metre-high summit is located southwest of the Grenzchopf, which marks the border with the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden.
Schwägalp Pass
Mountain saddle
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Schwägalp Pass is a high mountain pass in the Appenzell Alps between the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The pass is named after the Schwägalp peak on the north face of Säntis. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unterwasser and Alt St. Johann.
Unterwasser
Village
Unterwasser is a village in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, situated at the confluence of the two streams forming the upper Thur. Unterwasser is situated 4½ km south of Laufen.
Alt St. Johann
Village
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Alt St. Johann is a village in the Toggenburg region, since 2010 part of the municipality Wildhaus-Alt St.Johann in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Alt St. Johann is situated 5 km south of Laufen.
Wildhaus
Village
Wildhaus is a village and former municipality in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, since 2010 by merger with Alt St. Johann part of the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann. Wildhaus is situated 6 km southeast of Laufen.
Laufen
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.23963° or 47° 14′ 23″ northLongitude
9.29793° or 9° 17′ 53″ eastElevation
1,285 metres (4,216 feet)Open location code
8FVF67QX+V5GeoNames ID
11802210
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- German: “Laufen”
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