Waldegg

Waldegg is a hamlet in Teufen (AR), Bezirk Mittelland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Waldegg is situated nearby to the locality Sönderli, as well as near Gfell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.

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 3½ km northwest of Waldegg.

Abbey Library

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 3½ km northwest of Waldegg.

Teufen AR railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Teufen AR railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Teufen, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Appenzell–St.