Rütegg

Rütegg is a locality in Oberegg, Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Innerrhoden. Rütegg is situated nearby to the locality Bensel, as well as near the hamlet Tanne.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Henry Dunant Museum and Heiden railway station.

Henry Dunant Museum

Museum

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The Henry Dunant Museum is a biographical museum in the Swiss town of Heiden. It is dedicated to preserve the memory and legacy of Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross Movement, who died in Heiden in 1910, after receiving the first-ever Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901.

Heiden railway station

Railway station

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Heiden railway station is a railway station in Heiden, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is the upper terminus of the Rorschach–Heiden mountain rack railway line of Appenzell Railways. Heiden railway station is situated 2½ km north of Rütegg.

Reformed Church Heiden

Church

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Reformed Church Heiden is situated 2½ km north of Rütegg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberegg District and Heiden.

Oberegg District

Village

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Oberegg District is a district in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It comprises three small exclaves of the canton, a few kilometers northeast of the rest of Appenzell Innerrhoden.

Heiden

Village

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Heiden is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Its Biedermeier village around the church square is listed as a heritage site of national significance.