Galgemad

Galgemad is a forest in , , . Galgemad is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salez-Sennwald railway station and Forstegg Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a railway station in , in the canton of . It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line.

Castle
is a ruined castle in the municipality of of the Canton of St Gallen in . It was built around 1200 by the Barons of Sax/Misox, was abandoned in the 19th century and fell into ruin in 1894.

Photo: Plutowiki, CC0.
or Gampriner Seelein is the only in . 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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eschen and Gamprin.

Village
is a municipality in the north of . It covers an area of 10.3 km2, and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants.

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

Village
is a municipality of . It is the northernmost and lowest elevated municipality. As of 2019, it has a population of 2,322.

Galgemad

Latitude
47.241° or 47° 14′ 28″ north
Longitude
9.4966° or 9° 29′ 48″ east
Open location code
8FVF6FRW+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29271529
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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