Fort Heldsberg
Fort Heldsberg was built 1938–1940 near St. Margrethen in Switzerland, overlooking the Rhine, which forms the Swiss-Austrian border at that location, just south of Lake Constance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stahlkocher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Email: info@festung.ch
- Type: Museum
- Description: historical museum in St. Margrethen (Switzerland)
- Address: Obere Heldsbergstrasse 5, St. Margrethen, 9430
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Au SG railway station and St. Margrethen railway station.
Au SG railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Au SG railway station is a railway station in Au, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line. Au SG railway station is situated 1 km south of Fort Heldsberg.
St. Margrethen railway station
Railway station
Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Margrethen railway station is a railway station in St. Margrethen, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line and the western terminus of the St. St. Margrethen railway station is situated 1¼ km north of Fort Heldsberg.
Catholic Church of St. Margaret at the Rosenberg
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catholic Church of St. Margaret at the Rosenberg is situated 1¼ km northwest of Fort Heldsberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Margrethen and Au.
St. Margrethen
Village
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
St. Margrethen is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on the Swiss–Austrian border.
Au
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Au is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Fort Heldsberg
Latitude
47.44326° or 47° 26′ 36″ northLongitude
9.64325° or 9° 38′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FVFCJVV+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 81759684OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q367574
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In Other Languages
“Fort Heldsberg” goes by many names.
- German: “A 5850”
- German: “Festung Heldsberg”
- German: “Festungsmuseum Heldsberg”
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Highlights include Witteweiher and Pro Natura Naturschutzgebiet Burghügel.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Heldsberg”. Photo: Stahlkocher, CC BY-SA 3.0.