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Delve into Amden
Amden in Wahlkreis See-Gaster (Canton of St. Gallen) with it's 1,557 habitants is a town located in Switzerland about 81 mi (or 130 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Time in Amden is now 10:53 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports closer to Amden, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 49 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South. We saw 5 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Glarus, Schmerikon, Herisau, Lachen and Haslen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 38 °F
Morning Temperature | -6°C / 21 °F |
Evening Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Night Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 71% |
Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky |
General Conditions | Light snow |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Römerturm
Lihn Seminarhotel
Arvenbüel
Parkhotel Schwert
Lofthotel
linth-arena sgu
Sidonie - Amden Dorf
AmdenLodge Bienenheim Naturhostel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
MacMeier Boxing Sledge
The foehn wind blew, and the snow which had fallen so far this season melted a bit... and after Zurich's warmest Christmas day on record, Filzbach, between the Walensee below and the Talalpsee...
Arvenbüel, Amden Weesen time-lapse
This time-lapse I made in Arvenbüel, Switserland. Camera's used: Panasonic GH2 GoPro Hero 3 Black Haha, enough room for improvements on this time-lapse, but I thought it was worth to share....
Fahnengruss zum Abschied der alten Fahne
Unser Fähnrich Köbi macht zum letzten Mal den Fahnengruss mit der alten Fahne zusammen mit dem Fähnrich der Musikgesellschaft Amden.
Climbing the Mattstock - Cycling to Portugal Day 17
I did a little run down of the events. On the left side are the accurate times of the day (retrieved from the video files) While on the right side are time stamps (these are clickable) 15:03...
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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.
Kerenzerberg Tunnel (road)
The Kerenzerberg Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the A3 motorway from Basel to Sargans. The tunnel is approximately 5.8 km long and it lies southwest of Lake Walen, under the Kerenzerberg Pass. The Kerenzerberg Tunnel is a one-way, unidirectional tunnel. Traffic from Zurich to Sargans must pass through the Kerenzerberg Tunnel, in the opposite direction the motorway runs along the shores of the Walensee through six short tunnels originally built for a railway.
Kerenzerberg Pass
Kerenzerberg Pass (el. 743 m. ) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. It connects Mollis and Mühlehorn above the Walensee. The pass road was built in 1848 and has a maximum grade of 10 percent. Two tunnels have been dug under the pass, a road tunnel for the A-3 Autobahn and a rail tunnel for the Ziegelbrücke to Sargans railway line. The area is known for both summer and winter sport.
Kerenzen-Mühlehorn
Kerenzen-Mühlehorn is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It ceased to exist in 1887, when it was split into the three new municipalities Filzbach, Mühlehorn and Obstalden.
Kerenzerberg Tunnel (rail)
The Kerenzerberg Tunnel is a rail tunnel in the Swiss canton of Glarus. The tunnel is 3,955 metres long, and carries the Ziegelbrücke to Sargans line under the Kerenzerberg Pass to the south of the Walensee. Prior to 1960, the railway used a route along the shores of the Walensee and through shorter tunnels.