Muren

Muren is a locality in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,099 metres. Muren is situated nearby to the locality Chüeboden, as well as near the hamlet Halden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thur waterfalls and Gräppelensee.

Thur waterfalls

Waterfall

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The Thur waterfalls are two cascades located on the upper part of the river Thur, approximately ten minutes walking distance from the village square of Unterwasser in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Gräppelensee

Lake

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Gräppelensee is a lake.

Lütispitz

Peak

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Lütispitz is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterwasser and Alt St. Johann.

Unterwasser

Village

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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.

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.

Wildhaus

Village

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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 3½ km east of Muren.

Muren

Type: Locality
Location: Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.20788° or 47° 12′ 28″ north

Longitude

9.30619° or 9° 18′ 22″ east

Elevation

1,099 metres (3,606 feet)

Open location code

8FVF6854+5F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11298616763

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

11817137

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In Other Languages

“Muren” goes by many names.

German: “Muren”

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Localities in the Area

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