Scheidwegbrunnen

Scheidwegbrunnen is a fountain in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. Scheidwegbrunnen is situated nearby to the community center CaBi Antirassismus-Treff, as well as near the theater building Figurentheater.

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 380 metres west of Scheidwegbrunnen.

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 490 metres southwest of Scheidwegbrunnen.

Theater St. Gallen

Theater building

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Theater St. Gallen is a performing arts center for opera, musical, ballet, and theatre in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and considered to be the oldest professional theatre in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Theater St. Gallen is situated 300 metres northwest of Scheidwegbrunnen.