Gamser

Gamser is a locality in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland and has an elevation of 1,219 metres. Gamser is situated nearby to the locality Chrinn, as well as near Gupf.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gräppelensee and Thur waterfalls.

Gräppelensee

Lake

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Gräppelensee is a lake.

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.

St. John’s Abbey in the Thurtal

Church

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St. John's Abbey in the Thurtal was a Benedictine monastery originally established in Alt St. Johann in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the mid-12th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alt St. Johann and Unterwasser.

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.

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.

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 4½ km east of Gamser.

Gamser

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

47.20674° or 47° 12′ 24″ north

Longitude

9.29149° or 9° 17′ 29″ east

Elevation

1,219 metres (3,999 feet)

Open location code

8FVF674R+MH

GeoNames ID

11817151

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German: “Gamser”

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