Riethüsli

Riethüsli is a railway stop in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. Riethüsli is situated nearby to the sports venue Sporthalle Tal der Demut, as well as near the pond Nestweier.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Gallen Riethüsli railway station and Abbey of Saint Gall.

St. Gallen Riethüsli railway station

Railway stop

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St. Gallen Riethüsli station is a railway station in the city of St. Gallen, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is located on the 1,000 mm Appenzell–St.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Saint Gall had erected his hermitage. Abbey of Saint Gall is situated 1½ km northeast of Riethüsli.

Abbey Library

Museum

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The Abbey library of St Gall is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 1983, the library, as well as the Abbey of St Gall, were designated a World Heritage Site, as "an outstanding example of a large Carolingian monastery and was, since the 8th century until its secularisation in 1805, one of the most important cultural centres in Europe". Abbey Library is situated 1½ km northeast of Riethüsli.