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Discover Unterwasser in Switzerland
Unterwasser in the region of Saint Gallen is a town located in Switzerland - some 89 mi or ( 143 km ) East of Berne , the country's capital .
Local time in Unterwasser is now 09:41 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zurich, Winterthur, Waldstatt, Urnäsch, and Unterterzen. When in this area, you might want to check out Zurich . We found 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 Unterwasser ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Skiing in Wildhaus Toggenburg (CH)
Perfect ski holidays in Unterwasser / Wildhaus, Toggenburg CH - a nice family skiing resort in Switzerland (Winter 2003) - perfect snow, sun and fun! ..
Grüezi!
Chris Norden greeting fit Swiss septuagenarians along the famous Lisengrat trail (approx. elevation 7500') on the way to Mount Säntis (8209') in the Alpstein mountains of Appenzellerland in Northeaste ..
Klangweg
Hiking the Klangweg (sound path) in Toggenburg, Switzerland ..
Skiing with my work mates
In Switzerland we are skiing when we are working. (And when we are not skiing then we are yodelling.) Here you can watch the Green City Zurich enterprise when they are skiing in Wildhaus. Participants ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Unterwasser
Unterwasser is a small village in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann. It is a relatively small ski resort, and many of its trails are shared with the nearby village of Wildhaus. Unterwasser in English means "underwater" (and may be so translated in automatic translations), but in this context means "between the waters" as two rivers run through the village.
Located at 47.20 9.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
St. John's Abbey in the Thurtal
St. John's Abbey in the Thurtal (German: Kloster St. Johann im Thurtal) was a Benedictine monastery originally established in Alt St. Johann in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the mid-12th century. The oldest written record of it is dated October 4, 1152, when Pope Eugene III took the monastery into his protection. The pope confirmed the monastery's possessions and free election of its abbot and Vogt. On October 24, 1178, Pope Alexander III confirmed the abbey's extended possessions.
Located at 47.19 9.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Schwendisee
Schwendisee is a small lake above Wildhaus on the slopes of the Churfirsten, in Toggenburg, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Besides the main lake (Vorderer Schwendisee), there is a smaller lake nearby (Hinterer Schwendisee). Sediment cores from the lakes have been studied and provide a record of the climate of the last 600 years.
Located at 47.19 9.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Churfirsten
Churfirsten is a mountain range in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Depending on the way they are counted, there are seven to thirteen peaks.
Located at 47.15 9.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Alpstein
The Alpstein are a subgroup of the Appenzell Alps in Switzerland. The Alpstein massif is in Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen. Despite it being rather low when compared to other Alpine peaks - the highest mountain is the Säntis at 2502 metres - the Alpstein, due to their northern "outpost" position only a short distance from Lake Constance (nearly 30 km) are relatively tall when compared to the surrounding area.
Located at 47.25 9.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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