Thur waterfalls

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 in the region of the , Switzerland.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Unterer Thuwasserfall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schwendisee and Zwingli’s birth house.

Lake
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small lake above on the slopes of the , in , , . Besides the main lake, there is a smaller lake nearby. Together they are referred to as the Schwendiseen in German.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 2 km east of Thur waterfalls.

Lake
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is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterwasser and Alt St. Johann.

Village
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is a village in the region of the , , situated at the confluence of the two streams forming the upper Thur.

Village
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is a village in the region, since 2010 part of the municipality Wildhaus-Alt St.Johann in the canton of St. Gallen in .

Village
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is a village and former municipality in the region of the canton of St. Gallen in , since 2010 by merger with part of the municipality of . is situated 3 km east of Thur waterfalls.

Thur waterfalls

Latitude
47.20228° or 47° 12′ 8″ north
Longitude
9.31172° or 9° 18′ 42″ east
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8FVF6826+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 322834458
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Wiki­data ID
Q2430022
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Thur waterfalls” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “salts del Thur”
  • German: “Chämmerlitobel”
  • German: “Thurfälle”
  • German: “Thurwasserfälle”
  • Persian: “آبشار تور”
  • Swiss German: “Thurfäll”
  • Ukrainian: “Турські водоспади”

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Highlights include Thurwasserfälle and Oberer Thuwasserfall.

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