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| Gossau | ||
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
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| Residents | 18.171 (2017) | |
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Gossau SG is a Swiss Small town in the canton St. Gallen.
background
Gossau is the center of the food industry in eastern Switzerland. The industrial area along the motorway and railroad extends to after St. Gallen.
The town of Arnegg also belongs to the city of Gossau.
getting there
By plane
By train
Express trains stop at Gossau station Zurich-Winterthur-St. Gallen (until 2018 also the EC Zurich-Munich). This is also where the narrow-gauge line of the Appenzeller Bahnen begins, which over Herisau to Appenzell leads and here the branch line branches off Weinfelden via Bischofszell from the main line.
By bus
In the street
Gossau has two exits on the A1 motorway (Zurich - Winterthur - St. Gallen - St. Margarethen): exit 79 "Gossau" in the west and exit 80 "St. Gallen Winkeln" in the east.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Gossau is primarily perceived as a traffic junction. But Gossau has a city center that is well worth seeing. An ideal starting point for a city tour is the market square (paid parking lot). Gossau is therefore suitable for a short detour (approx. 1 hour) and a visit to one of the cafés.
Other attractions in the area include:
- Oberberg Castle. Open: the museum located there is closed Mon Tue.
- Helfenberg ruins
- Rosenberg ruins
- Hilti motorcycle museum. Tel.: 41 (0)71 385 16 56, 41 (0)79 306 91 42, 41 (0)79 394 50 59. The largest private motorcycle museum in Switzerland.Open: by appointment only.
- Walter Zoo. The largest private zoo in Switzerland.
activities
- There are many well-marked hiking trails in the area.
