Touring Wingerta
The district Wingerta of in Balzers is a subburb located in Liechtenstein a little south of Vaduz, the country's capital place.
Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Balzers, Triesen, Triesenberg, Vaduz and Schaan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 47% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 68% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz
Hofbalzers
Meierhof
Residence
Schlosswald
Sorell Hotel Tamina
Parkhotel Sonnenhof
Schatzmann
Gasthof Rössli
Swiss Heidi Hotel
Videos from this area
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STABAG Wendestation
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Heliport Balzers, Liechtenstein, Rhein Heli, Super Puma in Action
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Liechtenstein Road Trip Time-lapse - Whole country
During a road trip through the Alps in September 2014, photographers Graham and Sarah Marsden visited the tiny country of Liechtenstein. Join their road trip! This timelapse video features...
Helicopter in Action Heliport Balzers
Helikopter in Aktion Heliport Balzers Rhein Heli Pumas, K-Max, ROTEX, Rhein Heli.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Rheinpark Stadion
The Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz is the national stadium of Liechtenstein. It plays host to the home matches of the Liechtenstein national football team, and is also the home of Liechtenstein's top football club, FC Vaduz. The stadium was officially opened on 31 July 1998 with a match between FC Vaduz, the Liechtenstein Cup holders at the time, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, the then Bundesliga champions. 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the match 8-0.
Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium
The Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium (English: Liechtenstein Secondary School) is a secondary school located in Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein. It was founded in 1937 as "Collegium Marianum" by the Maristen-Schulbrüder as a private school. Since 1981, the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium has been public school run by the state of Liechtenstein. The number of pupils has been increasing since the mid-1980s, especially since girls were admitted in the mid 1960s, and is now over 700.
Balzers
Balzers is a village and community located in southern Liechtenstein. As of the 2005 census, the community has a total population of 4,420. The main part of the village is situated along the east bank of the Rhine.
Ragatz
Ragatz, also known as "Old Baths Pfäfers" or "Old Baths of Pfäfersin" in the 19th century and earlier, was a famous watering-place in the Swiss village of Bad Ragaz, situated on the left bank of the Rhine, and by rail 22 km north of Coire or 98 km S.E. of Zurich. It stood at a height of 509 m, at the entrance to the magnificent gorge of the Tamina, about 5 km up which by carriage road were the extraordinarily placed Baths of Pfafers (674 m).
Trübbach
Trübbach is a village in the municipality of Wartau in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It's on the western bank of the Rhine River, near the Liechtenstein border, which leads to Balzers. Nearby towns include Sargans and Sevelen. It is perhaps best known as the residence of former tennis player Martina Hingis.
Pfäfers Abbey
Pfäfers Abbey, also known as St. Pirminsberg from its position on a mountain, was a Benedictine monastery in Pfäfers near Bad Ragaz, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Situated at the junction of the Tamina and Rhine valleys, it flourished as a religious house and owner of lands and serfs, as well as assuming extraordinary importance as a political and cultural centre of the Chur–Raetian region.
Vaduz Castle
Vaduz Castle is the palace and official residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein. The castle gave its name to the town of Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein, which it overlooks from an adjacent hilltop.
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
The Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein Museum of Fine Arts) is the state museum of modern and contemporary art in Vaduz. The building by the Swiss architects Meinrad Morger, Heinrich Degelo and Christian Kerez was completed in November 2000. The museum collection of international modern and contemporary art is also the national art collection of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
St. Luzisteig Pass
St. Luzisteig Pass (el. 713 m. ) is a mountain pass in the Alps between the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It connects Maienfeld in Graubünden and Balzers in Liechtenstein. Near the pass is a fortification that dates from the 18th century and is still used as a caserne by the Swiss Army. The pass road has a maximum grade of 12 percent.
Tamina
The Tamina River in Switzerland originates on the flanks of Piz Sardona in the Glarus Alps and flows eastwards and northwards to finally merge with the Alpine Rhine after about 18 km total length. Along its way it flows into the reservoir Lake Gigerwald in the Calfeisen valley. At Vättis it is joined by the Gorbsbach, and flows northeast into the Mapraggsee. The lower section, heading northwards through Bad Pfäfers, forms a deep and narrow gorge called the Taminaschlucht.
Vaduz Cathedral
Vaduz Cathedral, or Cathedral of St. Florin, is a neo-Gothic church in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and the center of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz. Originally a parish church, it has held the status of cathedral since 1997. It was built in 1874 by Friedrich von Schmidt on the site of earlier medieval foundations. Its patron saint is Florinus of Remüs (Florin), a 9th century saint of the Vinschgau Valley.
Schaan-Vaduz railway station
Schaan-Vaduz is one of the 4 train stations serving Liechtenstein, located in the town of Schaan and 3.5 km from Vaduz. It is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
Sportplatz Rheinau
The Sportplatz Rheinau is a football stadium in Balzers, Liechtenstein. It is the home of FC Balzers, who currently play in the Swiss 1st league, the third tier, after achieving promotion in the 2010/11 season. It currently has a capacity of 2,500, making it the second largest football stadium in Liechtenstein, Behind the Rheinpark Stadion in Vaduz, home of the Liechtenstein national football team, and FC Vaduz.
Blumenau Stadium
Stadion Blumenau is a football stadium in Triesen, Liechtenstein. It has a capacity of 2,100 and is the home of FC Triesen.
Sportsplatz Rheinwiese
Sportsplatz Rheinwiese is a football stadium in Schaan, Liechtenstein. It is the home of FC Schaan and has a capacity of 1,500.
Sportanlage Leitawis
Sportanlange Leitawis is a football stadium in Triesenberg, Liechtenstein. It is the home ground of FC Triesenberg and has a capacity of 800.
Freudenberg Castle
Freudenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bad Ragaz of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Wartenstein Castle (St Gallen)
Wartenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Pfäfers of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Sargans Castle
Sargans Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sargans of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Brandis Castle
Brandis Castle is a castle in the municipality of Maienfeld of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Salenegg Castle
Salenegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Maienfeld of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Bothmar Castle
Bothmar Castle is a castle in the municipality of Malans of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Schalun Castle
Schalun Castle (German Burg Schalun or Ruine Schalun), also known colloquially as Wildschloss ("Castle in the wild"), is a castle ruin located in the municipality of Vaduz, Liechtenstein. It lies in the mountains, roughly 1 kilometer to the northeast from the town centre of Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein. It is freely open to tourists and accessible by foot or mountain bike via a local footpath.
Gutenberg Castle
Gutenberg Castle is a preserved castle in the town of Balzers, Liechtenstein, the centre of the municipality of Balzers. Gutenberg is one of the five castles of the principality and one of two that have survived preserved until the present day. Unlike Vaduz Castle in Vaduz, Gutenberg Castle doesn't serve as a residence of the princely family of Liechtenstein and is open to the general public as a museum.
Tristel Formation
The Tristel Formation is a stratigraphic formation deposited between the upper Barremian and the lower Aptian. It consists of thickly banked limestones, marls and shales. It is the lowest formation of the Bündnerschiefer and belongs to the Rhenodanubic Group. Outcrops can be found in the Engadin window, the Tauern window, the Rechnitz window, and many localities of the Penninic realm of the eastern and western Alps.