Wisswand

Wisswand is a scenic viewpoint in Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, Toggenburg, Canton of St. Gallen. Wisswand is situated nearby to the church Grotte, as well as near Lukas Kapelle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. John’s Abbey in the Thurtal and Evangelische Kirche Alt St. Johann.

St. John’s Abbey in the Thurtal

Church

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St. John's Abbey in the Thurtal was a Benedictine monastery originally established in Alt St. Johann in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the mid-12th century. St. John’s Abbey in the Thurtal is situated 1½ km north of Wisswand.

Evangelische Kirche Alt St. Johann

Church

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Evangelische Kirche Alt St. Johann is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Wisswand.

Brisi

Peak

Photo: Sunna, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Brisi is a mountain of the Churfirsten group, located in the Appenzell Alps. It overlooks Lake Walenstadt in the canton of St. Gallen. The summit is easily accessible by trail via the northern side, from the Toggenburg region. Brisi is situated 3 km south of Wisswand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alt St. Johann and Unterwasser.

Alt St. Johann

Village

Photo: Breeze, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Unterwasser

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

Unterwasser is a village in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, situated at the confluence of the two streams forming the upper Thur. Unterwasser is situated 2½ km northeast of Wisswand.

Stein

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY 2.5.

Stein is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Nesslau-Krummenau and Stein merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Nesslau. Stein is situated 4½ km northwest of Wisswand.

Wisswand

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, Toggenburg, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.18114° or 47° 10′ 52″ north

Longitude

9.28497° or 9° 17′ 6″ east

Open location code

8FVF57JM+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6579841652

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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