Obere Schurtanne

Obere Schurtanne is a locality in Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Obere Schurtanne is situated nearby to the locality Untere Schurtanne, as well as near Obere Gisleren.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hochalp and Appenzell museum of popular traditions.

Hochalp

Peak

The Hochalp is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, located south of Urnäsch in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. Hochalp is situated 3 km south of Obere Schurtanne.

Appenzell museum of popular traditions

Museum

Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch.

Appenzell museum of popular traditions is situated 3 km northeast of Obere Schurtanne.

Urnäsch railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gestumblindi, Public domain.

Urnäsch railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Urnäsch, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Urnäsch railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Obere Schurtanne.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schönengrund and Hemberg.

Schönengrund

Village

Photo: Mangercratie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schönengrund is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Schönengrund is situated 3½ km northwest of Obere Schurtanne.

Hemberg

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hemberg is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Hemberg and Oberhelfenschwil merged into the new municipality of Neckertal. Hemberg is situated 5 km west of Obere Schurtanne.

St. Peterzell

Village

Photo: Sti2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Peterzell is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Brunnadern and Mogelsberg to form the municipality of Neckertal. St. Peterzell is situated 6 km west of Obere Schurtanne.

Obere Schurtanne

Type: Locality
Location: Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.30219° or 47° 18′ 8″ north

Longitude

9.2473° or 9° 14′ 50″ east

Open location code

8FVF862W+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13382817718

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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