Seealpsee power station

Seealpsee power station is a power station in Schwende-Rüte, Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Innerrhoden. Seealpsee power station is situated nearby to Ebenalp Landeplatz Gleitschirm, as well as near the cave Altarhöhle.

Type: Power station
Description: hydro power plant in Switzerland
Also known as: “Wasserkraftwerk Wasserauen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wildkirchli and Wasserauen railway station.

Wildkirchli

Church

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wildkirchli are three interlinked caves situated in the Alpstein massif in the Appenzell Innerrhoden canton of Switzerland, north-east of Mount Säntis Switzerland. Wildkirchli is situated 610 metres northwest of Seealpsee power station.

Wasserauen railway station

Railway station

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Wasserauen railway station is a railway station in Wasserauen in the district of Schwende-Rüte, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Wasserauen railway station is situated 780 metres northeast of Seealpsee power station.

Berggasthaus Äscher

Mountain hut

Photo: Domob, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Berggasthaus Äscher is one of several inns in the Alpstein massif in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. It was built in one of the caves of the Wildkirchli, below the Ebenalp, along the path to Äscher. Berggasthaus Äscher is situated 580 metres northwest of Seealpsee power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasserauen and Ebenalp.

Wasserauen

Hamlet

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Wasserauen is a place in the district of Schwende in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. The settlement consists of a few farms, the terminus stations of the railway line Gossau – Appenzell – Wasserauen of the Appenzeller Bahnen and the cable car Wasserauen - Ebenalp as well as a parking lot for tourists.

Ebenalp

Locality

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The Ebenalp is the northernmost summit of the Alpstein in the Appenzell Alps, Switzerland. The mountain is a popular paragliding and hiking destination.