Vorderschwendi
Vorderschwendi is a house in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland and has an elevation of 967 metres. Vorderschwendi is situated nearby to the peak Mutschen, as well as near the village Gasenzen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hohensax Castle and Frischenberg Castle.
Hohensax Castle
Castle
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 northeast of Vorderschwendi.
Frischenberg Castle
Castle
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 1½ km northeast of Vorderschwendi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gasenzen and Gams.
Gams
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gams is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Gams is situated 2½ km southeast of Vorderschwendi.
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings, and inn
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meglisalp communal alp, Maria zum Schnee chapel, alpine buildings, and inn is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Vorderschwendi.
Vorderschwendi
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.2256° or 47° 13′ 32″ northLongitude
9.42799° or 9° 25′ 41″ eastElevation
967 metres (3,173 feet)Open location code
8FVF6CGH+65GeoNames ID
11804397
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“Vorderschwendi” goes by many names.
- German: “Vorderschwendi”
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