Sternwarte der Kantonsschule am Burggraben SG

Sternwarte der Kantonsschule am Burggraben SG is an observatory in Saint Gallen, St. Gallen. Sternwarte der Kantonsschule am Burggraben SG is situated nearby to the community center Tennisclub St.Georgen, as well as near the reservoir Brandweiher.

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 1½ km north of Sternwarte der Kantonsschule am Burggraben SG.

Abbey Library

Museum

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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 1½ km north of Sternwarte der Kantonsschule am Burggraben SG.

St. Gallen railway station

Railway station

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St. Gallen railway station is the main railway station of the city of St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge St. St. Gallen railway station is situated 1½ km northwest of Sternwarte der Kantonsschule am Burggraben SG.