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Explore Alterschwil in Switzerland
Alterschwil in the region of Saint Gallen is a place in Switzerland - some 88 mi or ( 142 km ) East of Berne , the country's capital city .
Time in Alterschwil is now 02:41 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Winterthur, Stein, Schaffhausen, and Hundwil. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zurich . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Alterschwil ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Silvesterkläuse in Waldstatt
Silvesterkläuse in Waldstatt ..
Towards New Years Eve Schwellbrunn Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Yodel in one of the greatest towns in Switzerland: Schwellbrunn. Every year it happens once for new years eve. Just great! ..
Swiss cows in the alps
cows in the alps ..
Cow Festivals Lcridd's photos around Waldstatt, Switzerland (switzerland cow festival october)
Preview of Lcridd's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these video ..
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Interesting facts about this location
AFG Arena
The AFG Arena is a multi-use stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, completed in 2008. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC St. Gallen of the Swiss Challenge League. It replaces the Espenmoos stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people. The name comes from the sponsor, the Arbonia-Forster-Gruppe AFG. When it was completed, FC St. Gallen was just relegated to the Challenge League.
Located at 47.41 9.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Gübsensee
Gübsensee is a reservoir near the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Its dams were built between 1898 and 1900, the first hydroelectric reservoir in Switzerland. Kraftwerk Kubel has generated electrical power there since 1900. Gübsensee Ost is a gravity dam with a height of 24 m, Gübsensee West an earthfill dam. The lake's surface area is 0.17 km². Its volume is 1.5 mio m³.
Located at 47.40 9.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Bettenauer Weiher
Bettenauer Weiher (or Bettenauerweier) is a lake between Jonschwil and Oberuzwil in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The lake formed in the 15th century when a dam was built for a fish pond.
Located at 47.43 9.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Hauptwil
Hauptwil is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1413 as Hoptwill. The municipality had 50 inhabitants in 1649, which increased to 598 in 1850, 741 in 1900, 819 in 1950 and 910 in 1990. In 1996 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Gottshaus to form a new and larger municipality Hauptwil-Gottshaus.
Located at 47.47 9.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Hauptwil Castle
Hauptwil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hauptwil-Gottshaus of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Located at 47.48 9.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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