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Quarten Destination Guide

Discover Quarten in Switzerland

Quarten in the region of Saint Gallen with its 2,715 habitants is a place located in Switzerland - some 85 mi or ( 136 km ) East of Berne , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Quarten

Local time in Quarten is now 11:02 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zurich, Winterthur, Wildhaus, Schaffhausen, and Obstalden. When in this area, you might want to check out Zurich . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Quarten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Giant Avalanche - (Walenstadt, Switzerland)

1:04 min by Daniela Aurora
Views: 267992 Rating: 2.41

"Schattenbach" ravine. A selective demolition of an avalanche to prevent serious damage to the nearby school & houses. (Walenstadt, Switzerland) ..

GPS-Tracks fürs iPhone - eigene Touren

2:32 min by geotracks1
Views: 8726 Rating: 5.00

GPS-Tracks fürs iPhone - eigene Touren: - Eigene Touren auf dem iPhone aufzeichnen - Eigene Touren auf dem iPhone abspeichern oder im Internet auf GPS-Tracks.com speichern (für andere Benutzer nicht s ..


Betlis Pax Mal Walenstadtberg - Amden

1:42 min by trailino
Views: 1251 Rating: 0.00

www.trailino.com - Your tracks online ..

Wasserfall - Seerenbach Betlis

0:26 min by Amden Weesen Tourismus
Views: 825 Rating: 5.00

Seerenbachfall & Rinquelle in Betlis am Walensee. Jeweils im Frühling donnert ungewöhnlich viel Wasser aus der Höhe. Ein spektakuläres Naturschauspiel. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Schwarzsee (Quarten)

Schwarzsee is a raised bog of national importance. It is located in the municipality of Quarten, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, close to Grosssee and Heusee.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.08 9.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Bogs of Switzerland, Geography of the canton of St. Gallen, Wetlands of Switzerland

Walensee

The Walensee is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland, for about 2/3 of its surface in the Canton of St. Gallen and for 1/3 in the Canton of Glarus. It is also known as Lake Walen or Lake Walenstadt, after Walenstadt. Other towns and villages at the lake include: Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, and Murg. The three main rivers leading to this lake are the Seez, Murgbach, and Linth. The latter continues its course from Walensee to Lake Zurich.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.12 9.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Aar drainage basin, Glarus–St. Gallen border, Lakes in the canton of Glarus, Lakes of Switzerland, Lakes of the canton of St. Gallen, Walensee

Quinten

Quinten is an idyllic hamlet situated on the north shore of the Walensee in Switzerland. It belongs to the municipality of Quarten. As there are no roads leading to Quinten it is only reachable by boat or on foot.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.13 9.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places on the Walensee, Villages in the canton of St. Gallen

Flumserberg

Flumserberg is a resort area in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of St. Gallen. It is composed of several villages between 1,160 and 1,344 metres. The resort sits on a terrace overlooking the Walensee, above Flums in the Sarganserland region. Flumserberg mainly belongs to the municipality of Flums, with a small part belonging to the municipality of Quarten.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.09 9.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland, Villages in the canton of St. Gallen

Kerenzen-Mühlehorn

Kerenzen-Mühlehorn is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It ceased to exist in 1887, when it was split into the three new municipalities Filzbach, Mühlehorn and Obstalden.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.12 9.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of the canton of Glarus

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Quarten