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| Walenstadt | ||
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
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| Residents | 5.679 (2018) | |
| height | 425 m, 613 m | |
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Walenstadt is a Swiss City in the canton St. Gallen on the east bank of the Walensee.
background
In addition to the small town of Walenstadt, Walenstadtberg, Tscherlach and Berschis belong to the municipality of Walenstadt.
It is located at the eastern end of the Walensee and also owes its origin to the lake. Because until 1848 there was no route along the steep shores of the lake, but all goods were transported across the lake by boats. There is evidence that this already happened at the time of the Romans, who had laid one of their roads here, which also led across the lake.
getting there
By plane
By train
At the 1 Walenstadt station only stop the regional trains Urznach and Sargans.
In the street
The is located about 2 kilometers southeast of the center Exit Walenstadt the A 3 motorway.
By boat
Scheduled boats operate on the Walensee, which in summer (April-mid-October), the 2 Walenstadt landing stage serve.
mobility
From the train station there are bus routes to Walenstadtberg and to Flums some stops in place. Otherwise Walenstadt can be explored clearly and on foot.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 St. Lucius and Florinus, Kirchstrasse 2. The Catholic parish church of St. Lucius and Florinus is to the east of and outside the former curtain wall. The Romanesque tower has been buried by the Setzt delta up to the arched portal. The nave and transept were probably built at the end of the Middle Ages. The choir was largely rebuilt between 1881 and 1882.Open: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., in summer until 7 p.m.
- The 2 Chapel of St. Wolfgang was rebuilt in 1741.
- The big house, extends from the Gässli to the former city moat. The western part was built at the beginning of the 16th century, the eastern part in 1633.
- The Zugbühlhaus was built in the 17th century.
- The Merklin House has a Gothic stone portal from 1534 on the ground floor.
- The Officers' casino was built as a neo-classical house around 1830-40.
- Outside
- The Chapel of St. John the Evangelist in Tscherlach was built as a branch church by Flums in 1641.
- 3 Chapel of St. George, Vorderdorfstrasse 9, 8892 Walenstadt (only accessible on foot.). The St. Georg chapel near Berschis is located on a rocky ridge opposite Gräpplang. It is considered to be the oldest chapel in the Sarganserland. It is part of an early medieval fortified church. The apse and the southern part of the church are dated to the 1st millennium.3 St. Georg parking lot
activities
- Shipping on the Walensee in the summer months. Only Quinten on the north bank of the lake, which cannot be reached by car, is approached all year round, but not from Walenstadt
- 1 Walensee stage, Kasernenstrasse, 8880 Walenstadt. Tel.: 41817202090, Email: [email protected]. Open-air stage in the summer months. Mostly musicals.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Churfirsten, Bahnhofstrasse 41, 8880 Walenstadt. Tel.: 41817364444. Price: around 120 CHF.
- 2 Seehof, Seestrasse 104, 8880 Walenstadt. Tel.: 41817351245. Price: from 150 CHF.
health
- 1 Walenstadt Hospital, Spitalstrasse 5, 8880 Walenstadt, Switzerland. Tel.: 41 81 736 1467. Open: 24/7 emergency room.
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.walenstadt.ch - Official website of Walenstadt
