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| Gonten | ||
| Canton | Appenzell Innerrhoden | |
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| Residents | 1.455 (2017) | |
| height | 902 m, 1,007 m | |
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Gonten is a village and district of the same name in the canton Appenzell Innerrhoden. It essentially consists of the actual village of Gonten and the village of Jakobsbad, from this hamlet the aerial cableway to the Kronberg starts.
background
The place Gonten owes its place name (in the Appenzell dialect "puddle") to the nearby peat bog.
getting there
By plane
The nearest international airport is that of 1 Zurich-Kloten Airport, in the closer 2 Altenrhein Airport Only business and a few international charter flights are handled.
By train
3 Gonten (as well as the stops 4 Jakobsbad and 5 Gontenbad) is on the route Gossau (here connection to the standard gauge network of SBB) - Herisau (here connection to the network of the Südostbahn) - Urnaesch - Appenzell.
To arrive via St. Gallen The easiest way to use the Appenzeller Bahn connection is via Appenzell.
By bus
Due to the good rail connection, Gonten is not connected to the post bus network, there is an on-call bus line Publicar.
In the street
For approaching from the motorway 
from the west you take them 
Gossau and drives over Herisau - Urnaesch, coming from the east, the route via is recommended St.Gallen - Kreuzbleiche - Depth - Appenzell, you can reach Gonten from the east.
mobility
You can move around the village on foot, between the individual hamlets the best way is by train.
Tourist Attractions
- the 1 Parish Church of St. Verena was rebuilt in 1863, in the sacristy is a processional cross from the 16th century. with a crucifix from around 1320 worth seeing.
- 2 Roothuus, Roothuus, Center for Appenzell Folk Music, Dorfstrasse 36, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 13 30, Fax: 41 (0)71 794 13 32. Center for researching and cultivating Appenzell folk music, sales of own CD productions in the online shop, sheet music for download.Open: Tue - Fri 9.00-11.30 a.m.
- The village picture with the inns described below is worth seeing, the houses on Dorfstrasse are decorated with geranium boxes in the summer months.
kitchen
- 1 Bears Inn, Gasthaus Bären, Dorfstrasse 40, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 795 40 10, Fax: 41 (0)71 795 40 15, Email: [email protected]. Specialty restaurant and inn in a historic building.
- 2 Gasthaus Krone Gonten, Gasthaus Krone Gonten, M. & R. Wettmer, Dorfstrasse 52, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 11 61, Email: [email protected].
- 3 Restaurant huts, Restaurant Hütten, M. Schnider-Eugster, Hüttenstrasse 8, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 15 73. Restaurant open only in the winter season with a Sunday terrace at the mountain station of the Alpsteinblick ski lift.
- 4 Alpsteinblick restaurant, Alpsteinblick restaurant, Unterschwarz, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 12 88, Email: [email protected]. Alpsteinblick restaurant at the valley station of the Alpsteinblick ski lift, open in the ski season.
further districts
Jakobsbad
- in the hamlet of Jakobsbad 3 Capuchin convent "Passion of Christ" with the famous monastery gardens.
- here is the valley station of the cable car on the Kronberg in the immediate vicinity of the train station.
kitchen
- 5 Kronberg valley station restaurant, Kronberg valley station restaurant, 9108 Jakobsbad. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 12 89. Self-service excursion restaurant at the foot of the Kronberg, children's playground.
- 6 Restaurant Rose, Jakobsbad, Restaurant Rose Jakobsbad, T. & M. Manser, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 11 36.
Kronberg
- 7 Bergasthaus Kronberg, Bergasthaus Kronberg, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 12 89, Email: [email protected]. Mountain inn on the summit of Kronberg, easily accessible by cable car.Open: http://www.kronberg.ch/de/berggasthaus-sommer.html.
From Kronberg there are numerous possibilities for hiking in the Appenzell Pre-Alps:
- Kronberg - Scheidegg - Appenzell
- From the mountain station of the Kronbergbahn you can first head east to the 4 Jacob's Chapel descend. You can hike past the Scheidegg restaurant on the ridge to Appenzell, descend via Chew or about the 1 Neuenalp and the 2 Klosterspitz.
- 8 Berggasthaus Scheidegg, Berggasthaus Scheidegg, S. Zürcher, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 11 20, Fax: 41 (0)71 794 18 20, Email: [email protected]. Mountain inn, on the (toboggan) path from Kronberg to Jakobsbad.
- Kronberg - Petersalp - Spitzli - Urnaesch
- From the mountain station 3 migrates if you follow Alp Kleinbett in an arc to the south, you will reach the peaks of 4 Petersalp and 5 Spitzli and climbs up on a ridge Urnaesch from, you can return to the starting point by train.
Gontenbad
The place Gontenbad is known for its mineral spring, here the GoBa mineral water is bottled, the water is also used for the spa.
- 1 Kurhaus Bad Gonten, Kurhaus Bad Gonten, Gontenbad, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 11 24, Fax: 41 (0)71 794 16 60, Email: [email protected]. Kurhaus, thermal bath with mineral water from Gontenbad at a temperature of 34 ° C, steam bath, massages.
accommodation
- 2 Jakobsbad campsite, Camping ground Jakobsbad, Jakobsbad, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 794 11 31, Fax: 41 (0)71 794 18 33, Email: [email protected].
activities
- hike: As a hiking area, the region around the Kronberg in the Appenzell Prealps is suitable for families, along the route of the Appenzell Railway you can easily get back to the starting point.
- To ski at the 1 Bömmeli ski lift and on 2 Alpsteinblick ski lift; in winter is also the Toboggan run open from Kronberg back to Jakobsbad.
- Visit of 3 Summer toboggan run, the Märliwelt and the 4 Zipline park at the foot of the Kronberg.
- 5 Gonten golf course, Golf Gonten AG, Büel, 9108 Gonten. Tel.: 41 (0)71 795 40 60, Fax: 41 (0)71 795 40 61, Email: [email protected]. 18 hole golf course in the moorland of Gontenbad with restaurant and hotel.
shop
- Gontenbad mineral spring, Goba AG, mineral spring and manufactory. Gontenstrasse 51, 9108 Gontenbad. Tel.: 41 (0)71 795 30 30, Email: [email protected]. Mineralquelle Gontenbad, here the Appenzeller mineral water GoBa and especially the drink based on elderflower syrup Fluff Bottled, locally produced liqueurs and Alpstein bitters are also on offer.Open: Visits Mon-Fri.
nightlife
Apart from dancing in Appenzell Those who like to party are looking for bars in the city St. Gallen on.
accommodation
See sections on the districts.
health
An emergency station can be found in the small hospital in Appenzell (on the bypass road).
Practical advice
trips
- from the south to the Hundwilerhöhe with the mountain inn
- 9 Berggasthaus Hundwiler Höchi, Hundwiler height. Tel.: 41 (0)71 367 12 16. Mountain inn with overnight accommodation in a few rooms and a mattress dormitory.
- into the Alpstein massif
