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| Canton | Appenzell Innerrhoden | |
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| Residents | 3.648 (2018) | |
| height | 799 m | |
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Brülisau is a village in the canton Appenzell Innerrhoden, the place is in the district Rude AI.
background
On the territory of the district Rude AI is the village Brülisau, which is mainly used as the base of the cable cars on the Tall box and the Alp Sigel and as a starting point for tours to the southeastern Alpstein region, respectively. the southernmost chain of the Alpstein massif matters.
getting there
By plane
The nearest international airport is that of 1 Zurich-Kloten Airport
(IATA: ZRH), in the 2 Altenrhein Airport(IATA: OH) Only business and a few international charter flights are handled.
By train / bus
Arrival by train is via Appenzell, from the line of Appenzell Railway in the direction Water meadows you have to be in 3 Weissbad AB Change to the Postbus line to Brülisau.
In the street
From the bypass road Appenzell one drives in the direction Brülisau - Weissbad further in Steinegg (at the stop of the Appenzellerbahn) is the junction after Brülisau marked, brown signposts point to the valley station of the mountain railway Tall box down.
mobility
The village consists of only a few houses around the parish church, the majority of the inhabitants live on the farms of the typical Appenzell scattered settlement. One moves on foot on site.
Tourist Attractions
- in Brülisau is the Catholic one 1 Parish Church of St. Sebastian worth seeing.
activities
Most visitors visit Brülisau as a starting point for tours Alpstein massif or take a ride on the cable car.
in the 1 Fun park you can picnic, fire pits are available.
In winter you can go to 2 Brülisau-Leugangen ski lift To ski.
High chest
- 4 Hoher Kasten cable car, Seilbahn AG, 9050 Brülisau. Tel.: 41 (0)71 799 13 22, Email: [email protected]. Cable car to the Hohen Kasten (1795 m above sea level), on the summit of the Alpengarten (guided tour every Wednesday at 1.45 p.m.), revolving restaurant, dormitory on mattresses; Starting point for numerous hiking tours.Open: daily 7.20am-5.40pm, ascent every 20 minutes.Price: return 42.00 / 21.00 Fr., single journey 26.00 / 13.00 Fr.
From the Hohe Kasten you can enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the Alpstein, over the Rhine Valley to the Principality of Liechtenstein and Vorarlberg, to Lake Constance and over the hilly landscape of the two Appenzell half-cantons. A short circular route over various viewing platforms around the summit leads to panorama boards and telescopes on which the names of the various villages and mountain peaks are displayed for identification. In the alpine garden around the summit circular path, various plants grow from the poor meadow and alpine flora and are marked with information boards.
From the height of the Hohe Kasten you can set out on various hiking tours:
- Dust - Saxerlücke: known is the (as a geological hiking trail with information boards) along the mountain ridge of the southernmost mountain range of the Alpstein massif with a great view of the Rhine Valley. After descending from the summit one arrives at 1 Dustwhich is accessed by a cable car from the St. Gallen Rhine Valley; from here can also go to Sämtisersee be descended.
- The path continues to 2 Saxerlücke, from the striking gap in the rock you can climb steeply to the Fälensee descend, or the path past the chain of the Kreuzberge and the 3 Roslenalphütte continue; the Kreuzberge I - VIII are popular destinations for climbers.
- If you like, you can continue your journey to 4 Zwingli Pass, past the Altmann summit, over the 5 Rotstein Pass with the mountain inn (which is still supplied with pack animals) and with the dizzying sections 6 Lisegrat until 7 Säntis continue.
- Fälensee / Bollenwees and Sämtisersee / Plattenbödeli: You can look to the two lakes in different ways. The west at an altitude of 1446 m above sea level. located elongated 2 Fälensee fills almost the entire width of the valley. That is at the eastern end Berggasthaus Bollenwees, you can spend the night here, as well as in the one a little to the north Hundsteinhütte.
- The hike can be downhill to the 3 Sämtisersee be continued. The Mountain inn Plattenbödeli is above the lake, near the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. The mule track to the "Plattenbödeli" was expanded into a driveway in the sixties, although it is safe to walk on, the extreme incline of the path, which is partly made of concrete slabs, mainly helped the descent through the 8 Brüeltobel down to the starting point at the valley station of the Hoher Kasten cable car its reputation as a massive strain on the knees, on the partially parallel hiking trail it is easier to hike.
- 1 Berggasthaus Bollenwees, Fam. M. & Th. Manser-Barmettler, 9058 Brülisau. Tel.: 41 (0)71 799 11 70, Email: [email protected]. Mountain inn with restaurant and guest rooms, suitable as a stage stop and starting point for tours in the Alpstein massif.
- 2 Hundsteinhütte SAC. Tel.: 41 (0)71 799 15 81, Mobile: 41 (0)76 330 34 51, Email: [email protected]. The Hundsteinhütte at 1554 meters above sea level is hosted by the SAC from May to October. is a popular starting point for tours in the Alpstein massif and is located a little above the Fälensee in a forest of fir trees.
- 3 Mountain inn Plattenbödeli, Fam. W. & R. Inauen-Arnold, 9058 Brülisau. Tel.: 41 (0)71 799 11 52, Email: [email protected]. The mountain inn, which is hosted in the summer months, is located at 1284 meters above sea level. above the Sämtisersee. The building from 1930 with the ancient mattress camps was supplemented in 2004 by a new building with double rooms.Open: May - early November.
Alp Sigel
- 5 Alp Sigel - Bahn, Pfannenstielstrasse, 9058 Brülisau. Tel.: 41 (0)71 799 18 43, Mobile: 41 (0)79 949 29 00, Email: [email protected]. Cable car, operated in good weather, otherwise automatic operation with self-service. Groups can only be transported by prior arrangement by telephone.Open: From May 1st to the end of October.Price: return CHF 25 / CHF 12, single journey CHF 17 / CHF 8.
From Brülisau there is not only the well-known aerial cableway up to the Hohe Kasten, but also the aerial cableway up to the Alpsigel, which was completely renovated in 2011 and now also transports hikers to the Alpstein massif. On the Website A number of hikes are described, the rush here is less than on hikes from Hohen Kasten, so that you can also find relaxation on the autumn weekends, which are popular for Alpstein hikes.
shop
kitchen
In addition to the mountain inns and the revolving restaurant on the Hohen Kasten, there are also several restaurants in Brülisau.
- 1 Gasthaus Rössli, 9058 Brülisau. Tel.: 41 (0)71 799 11 04, Fax: 41 (0)71 799 18 46, Email: [email protected]. Open: 9 a.m. - midnight, Sun only until 7 p.m., closed on Wednesdays.
- 2 Hotel Restaurant Krone, Dorf 14, 9058 Brülisau. Tel.: 41 (0)71 799 11 05.
nightlife
accommodation
health
There is a small hospital with an emergency room in the canton capital, Appenzell.
Practical advice
trips
literature
- suitable hiking map 1: 25,000 sheets 1115 Säntis or the composition 2514 Säntis-Churfirsten the Federal topography, where you can also see the maps online.
- a colorful one Panorama map with hiking trails can be downloaded from www.appenzell.info
