Greifenstein
Greifenstein is a castle in Thal, Electoral district of Rorschach, Canton of St. Gallen which is located on Felsenstrasse. Access is restricted and requires permission. Greifenstein is situated nearby to Modellflugplatz Buechen, as well as near the public building Turnhalle.Photo: Beat Ruest, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Thal, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Greifenstein (Thal)”, “Greifenstein Castle”, “Greifenstein, Thal SG”, “Schloss Greifenstein”, and “Schloss Greifenstein (Thal)”
- Address: Felsenstrasse 7, Staad SG, 9422
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport and Wienacht-Tobel railway station.
Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport, German: Flughafen St. Gallen-Altenrhein, is a small airport in Altenrhein in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, near Lake Constance. It is the home base for People's.
Wienacht-Tobel railway station
Railway station
Risegg Château
Castle
Photo: Beat Ruest, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Risegg Château is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Greifenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thal and Lutzenberg.
Thal
Village
Thal is a village and municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Besides the village of Thal itself, the municipality also includes the villages of Altenrhein, Buechen, Buriet and Staad.
Lutzenberg
Village
Greifenstein
- Categories: architectural structure, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thal, Electoral district of Rorschach, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.47264° or 47° 28′ 22″ northLongitude
9.55442° or 9° 33′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8FVFFHF3+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 262700535OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q19957914
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Greifenstein” goes by many names.
- German: “Schloss Greifenstein (Thal)”
- German: “Schloss Greifenstein”
- Italian: “Greifenstein”
- Turkish: “Greifenstein Kalesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Modellflugplatz Buechen and Turnhalle.
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