Lipp

Lipp is a locality in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,071 metres. Lipp is situated nearby to the locality Büchel, as well as near Plattenweid.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thur waterfalls and Zwingli’s birth house.

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.

Zwingli’s birth house

Museum

Photo: Evacc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zwingli’s birth house is a museum.

Schwendisee

Lake

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schwendisee is a small lake above Wildhaus on the slopes of the Churfirsten, in Toggenburg, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Besides the main lake, there is a smaller lake nearby. Together they are referred to as the Schwendiseen in German. Schwendisee is situated 2½ km south of Lipp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterwasser and Wildhaus.

Unterwasser

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Wildhaus

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

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 2½ km east of Lipp.

Alt St. Johann

Village

Photo: Breeze, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 3 km southwest of Lipp.

Lipp

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

47.20898° or 47° 12′ 32″ north

Longitude

9.3189° or 9° 19′ 8″ east

Elevation

1,071 metres (3,514 feet)

Open location code

8FVF6859+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11293953875

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

11817138

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In Other Languages

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German: “Lipp”

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