Wasserturm

Wasserturm is a fountain in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. Wasserturm is situated nearby to Broder Fountain, as well as near the health club Symbiont.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

Abbey of Saint Gall

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 300 metres southeast of Wasserturm.

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 290 metres southeast of Wasserturm.

Broder Fountain

Fountain

Broder Fountain

Photo: WWHenderson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Georgen and Riethüsli.

St. Georgen

Suburb

Photo: EtschPat, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Georgen is a suburb.

Riethüsli

Suburb

Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riethüsli is a suburb.

Notkersegg

Suburb

Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Notkersegg is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km east of Wasserturm.

Wasserturm

Type: Fountain
Also known as: “Signer-Brunnen”
Location: Saint Gallen, St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.4247° or 47° 25′ 29″ north

Longitude

9.37391° or 9° 22′ 26″ east

Open location code

8FVFC9FF+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

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