Burket

Burket is a locality in Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Burket is situated nearby to the locality Färenstetten, as well as near Forrenmösli.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hochalp and Urnäsch railway station.

Hochalp

Peak

The Hochalp is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, located south of Urnäsch in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland.

Urnäsch railway station

Railway station

Photo: Gestumblindi, Public domain.

Urnäsch railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Urnäsch, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Urnäsch railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Burket.

Appenzell museum of popular traditions

Museum

Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch.

Appenzell museum of popular traditions is situated 3½ km northeast of Burket.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schönengrund and Hemberg.

Schönengrund

Village

Photo: Mangercratie, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schönengrund is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Schönengrund is situated 4½ km northwest of Burket.

Hemberg

Village

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Hemberg is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipalities of Hemberg and Oberhelfenschwil merged into the new municipality of Neckertal. Hemberg is situated 6 km west of Burket.

St. Peterzell

Village

Photo: Sti2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Peterzell is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Brunnadern and Mogelsberg to form the municipality of Neckertal. St. Peterzell is situated 7 km northwest of Burket.

Burket

Type: Locality
Location: Urnäsch, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.29261° or 47° 17′ 33″ north

Longitude

9.25826° or 9° 15′ 30″ east

Open location code

8FVF77V5+28

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7207868994

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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