Tertianum am Spisertor

Tertianum am Spisertor is a social service facility in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen which is located on Moosbruggstrasse. Tertianum am Spisertor is situated nearby to Hotel am Spisentor, as well as near the police station Kommando Kantonspolizei St. Gallen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey of Saint Gall and Abbey Library.

Abbey of Saint Gall

Monastery

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 190 metres west of Tertianum am Spisertor.

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 300 metres southwest of Tertianum am Spisertor.