Rinquelle
Rinquelle is a spring in Amden, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen. Rinquelle is situated nearby to the waterfall Seerenbach Falls, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Seerenbachfälle.Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seerenbach Falls and Betlis Chapel.
Seerenbach Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Seerenbach Falls are a cascading set of three waterfalls east of Betlis in the municipality of Amden. The waterfalls form a creek, the Seerenbach, which drains into Lake Walen. The Rinquelle joins the lowest of the Seerenbach Falls, creating a fourth one.
Betlis Chapel
Church
Photo: Maulaff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Betlis Chapel is a chapel in the village of Amden, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The original chapel stood on the site, below Strahlegg Castle and between Seerenbach Falls and the Walensee, in the 14th century. Betlis Chapel is situated 430 metres southwest of Rinquelle.
Strahlegg castle ruin
Castle
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strahlegg castle ruin is situated 1½ km west of Rinquelle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arvenbüel and Betlis.
Amden
Village
Photo: Ch-info.ch, CC BY 3.0.
Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Rinquelle
- Type: Spring (intermittent)
- Categories: karst spring, waterfall, tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Amden, See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.13809° or 47° 8′ 17″ northLongitude
9.16506° or 9° 9′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FVF45Q8+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 663870412OpenStreetMap feature
natural=springOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yesWikidata ID
Q2154241
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Tosk Albanian—“Rinquelle” goes by many names.
- French: “Source du Rin”
- German: “Rinquelle”
- Swiss German: “Rinquelle”
- Tosk Albanian: “Rinquelle”
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Highlights include Seerenbachfälle and Chapf.
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