Schiessplatz Walenberg
Schiessplatz Walenberg is a shooting range in Glarus Nord, Glarus. Access is restricted and requires permission. Schiessplatz Walenberg is situated nearby to the nature reserve Rieterwald, as well as near the village Weesen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station and Ziegelbrücke railway station.
Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station
Railway station
Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Glarus Nord in the Swiss canton of Glarus. It is an intermediate stop on the Ziegelbrücke–Linthal line of Swiss Federal Railways, and serves the twin villages of Niederurnen and Oberurnen. Nieder- and Oberurnen railway station is situated 2 km west of Schiessplatz Walenberg.
Ziegelbrücke railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ziegelbrücke railway station is a junction station in the village of Ziegelbrücke in Switzerland. Whilst the village is shared between the municipality of Glarus Nord, in the canton of Glarus, and the municipality of Schänis, in the canton of St. Gallen, the station is located in the Gemarkung of Schänis, where it is the larger of two railway stations. Ziegelbrücke railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Schiessplatz Walenberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weesen and Oberurnen.
Weesen
Village
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Weesen is a village in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, located on Lake Walen near the outflow of the Linth Canal.
Oberurnen
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Oberurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
Näfels
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Näfels is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. Näfels is situated 2½ km southwest of Schiessplatz Walenberg.
Schiessplatz Walenberg
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Shooting range
- Categories: military installation and sports location
- Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.11723° or 47° 7′ 2″ northLongitude
9.08863° or 9° 5′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8FVF438Q+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 19082398OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=range
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