Strafanstalt Saxerriet

Strafanstalt Saxerriet is a prison in Sennwald, Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen. Strafanstalt Saxerriet is situated nearby to Gampriner Seele, as well as near the village Bendern.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gampriner Seele and Salez-Sennwald railway station.

Gampriner Seele

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Gampriner Seele or Gampriner Seelein is the only lake in Liechtenstein. It was created by a flood of the Rhine River with enormous erosion in 1927. The lake lies at 435 metres above sea level in the village of Bendern–Gamprin.

Salez-Sennwald railway station

Railway station

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Salez-Sennwald railway station is a railway station in Sennwald, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line. Salez-Sennwald railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Strafanstalt Saxerriet.

Forstegg Castle

Castle

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Forstegg Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Sennwald of the Canton of St Gallen in Switzerland. It was built around 1200 by the Barons of Sax/Misox, was abandoned in the 19th century and fell into ruin in 1894. Forstegg Castle is situated 2½ km northeast of Strafanstalt Saxerriet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gamprin and Bendern.

Gamprin

Village

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Gamprin is a municipality of Liechtenstein, on the Rhine on the border with the municipality of Sennwald, in Switzerland. It had 1,690 inhabitants in 2019.

Bendern

Village

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Bendern is a village of Liechtenstein, together with the town of Gamprin it forms in the municipality of Gamprin. It is the third smallest in the country, with an area of 6.19 km2 and a total population of 1664 people.