Eastern Switzerland

Eastern Switzerland is a region in . It spans the cantons of Schaffhausen, Thurgau, St. Gallen, both Appenzell and Glarus. It shares a border with , and and overlaps with the region.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Glarus and Saint Gallen.

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The canton of is a canton in east-central .

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is the main city of eastern .

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is a city in north-eastern on the river Rhine, next to the border.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Appenzell and Stein am Rhein.

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is a village, though considered as a town…

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is a town in the eastern part of .

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is a city that borders Northeastern…

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is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St.

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is a municipality in the district of Arbon…

Eastern Switzerland

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Latitude of center
47.4132° or 47° 24′ 48″ north
Longitude of center
9.0363° or 9° 2′ 11″ east
Geo­Names ID
6692542
Wiki­data ID
Q31003

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Eastern Switzerland” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شرق سويسرا”
  • Armenian: “Արևելյան Շվեյցարիա”
  • Belarusian: “Усходняя Швайцарыя”
  • Belarusian: “Усходняя Швейцарыя”
  • Catalan: “Suïssa oriental”
  • Chinese: “东瑞士大区”
  • Chinese: “瑞士东部”
  • Chinese: “瑞士东部地区”
  • Chinese: “瑞士東部地區”
  • Dutch: “Oost Zwitserland”
  • Esperanto: “Orienta Svislando”
  • French: “Suisse du Nord-Est”
  • French: “Suisse orientale”
  • German: “Ostschweiz”
  • Hebrew: “צפון-מזרח שווייץ”
  • Italian: “Svizzera nordorientale”
  • Italian: “Svizzera orientale”
  • Japanese: “スイス東部”
  • Luxembourgish: “Ostschwäiz”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aust-Sveits”
  • Romanian: “Elveția de Est”
  • Russian: “Восточная Швейцария”
  • Russian: “Северо-восточная Швейцария”
  • Slovenian: “Vzhodna Švica”
  • Swiss German: “Ostschweiz”
  • Swiss German: “Ostschwiz”
  • Turkish: “Doğu İsviçre”
  • Ukrainian: “Східна Швейцарія”
  • Vietnamese: “Đông Thuỵ Sĩ”
  • Vietnamese: “Đông Thụy Sĩ”

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