Weesen
in Wahlkreis See-Gaster of Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.134 and 9.096 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 8' 4" and E 9° 5' 47"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:45 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:28 am and 4:48 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Weesen

Weesen in Wahlkreis See-Gaster (Canton of St. Gallen) with it's 1,402 inhabitants is located in Switzerland about 79 mi (or 127 km) east of Bern, the country's capital.

Local time in Weesen is now 11:45 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports in the wider vicinity of Weesen, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport in a distance of 33 mi (or 52 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-East. We found 5 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Amden, Glarus, Schmerikon, Lachen and Hinwil. 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 3°C / 37 °F
Evening Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 58%
Air Pressure 1024 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

14°C (58 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

12°C (53 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

6°C (43 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Römerturm

Address
1,3 mi
Kerenzerbergstrasse 104
8757 Filzbach
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Parkhotel Schwert

Address
0,1 mi
Hauptstrasse 23
8872 Weesen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 15:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:30 - 23:00


Lihn Seminarhotel

Address
1,7 mi
Panoramastrasse 28
8757 Filzbach
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 18:00


linth-arena sgu

Address
2,3 mi
Oberurnerstrasse 14
8752 Näfels
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 21:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 18:00


Arvenbüel

Address
3,7 mi
Arvenbüelstrasse 47
8873 Amden
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 21:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 21:00


Berghotel Obersee

Address
4,8 mi
Am Obersee 9
8752 Näfels
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 21:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 21:00


Sidonie - Amden Dorf

Address
2,2 mi
Chloosstrasse 3
8873 Amden
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


AmdenLodge Bienenheim Naturhostel

Address
2,8 mi
Bienenheimstrasse 1
8873 Amden
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 21:00 (lunchbreak: 10:30 - 17:00)
Weekend: 8:00 - 21:00 (lunchbreak: 17:21 - 17:00)


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Rundblick Linth 2000 Gäsi

Published: December 07, 2008
Length: 30:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 123baste

Bäume abholzen für Linth 2000.


Hangsegeln am Kerenzerberg

Published: June 03, 2011
Length: 18:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Daniel Klaeger

Heute konnte ich mal meinem Helikollegen, der auch Segelflieger fliegt, zusehen wie er seinen Speedsegler durch die Lüfte am Kerenzerberg manövriert. Dabei ist dieses Video entstanden ! ...


Hangsegeln im August am Kerenzerberg

Published: August 12, 2011
Length: 37:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Daniel Klaeger

Am 10. August konnte ich meinem Helikollegen nochmals beim Hangsegeln am Kerenzerberg zusehen und das bei besten Bedingungen. Gruss Daniel.


NFS MW 2012- BMW M1 Coupé Sound Test + Tunneldurchfahrt ;)

Published: September 14, 2014
Length: 28:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: LeegenD_SRB_JSO

Zu leise im Game.. :) MOTOR: 3.0L Reihensechszylinder Twin-Turbo LEISTUNG: 340 DREHMOMENT: 331 NM 0-100 KM/H: 4.7s HÖCHSTGESCHWINDIGKEIT: 250 Km/h (abgeregelt)


MacMeier Boxing Sledge

Published: December 26, 2012
Length: 02:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: thephmackenzie

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...


NFS MW 2012- Hennessey Venom GT Spyder Sound Test + Tunneldurchfahrt ;)

Published: September 23, 2013
Length: 51:54 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: LeegenD_SRB_JSO

Brutaler V8 Sound :D!! MOTOR: 6,2-LITER-TWINTURBO-V8 LEISTUNG:1.244 PS DREHMOMENT:1.570 NM 0-100 KM/H:2,5 S HÖCHSTGESCHWINDIGKEIT: 443 KM/H.


Chill and Grill Game of Skate Fredi vs. Arni

Published: October 16, 2012
Length: 10:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FredySen

Skatesession "Chill and Grill" im Skatepark Glarnerland anlässlich des Spendenprojektes der Kanti Glarus für Acha. Im Video: Game of Skate von Fredi gegen Arni.


Freunde der Klausenrennen - Sternfahrt 2011.wmv

Published: July 18, 2011
Length: 55:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ibeinli

u.grass@bluewin.ch Sternfahrt der Freunde des Klausenrennens, Näfels, Teilaufzeichnung der Fahrt vom 16 Juli 2011 Ueli Grass Hauptstrasse 30 8783 Linthal Netz: +41 55 653 10 90 Handy;...


The life in the swiss alps - Day 15 of cycling to Portugal

Published: November 26, 2014
Length: 45:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FictionSource

Uphwww... a 12 minute long video for a single day that I spend at one location. The twelve minutes are just a precursor for the following days in which I'm staying in the village. I could imagine...


Paraglider at Federispitz 1865 m ASL

Published: September 15, 2014
Length: 04:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Rolf Sommerhalder

Today, on a late summer / early autumn afternoon, an even westerly breeze as well as thermal uplifts carried this paraglider pilot within half an hour from like 800 m to the top of the mountain...


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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.

Located at 47.125, 9.11639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tunnels in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Glarus

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.

Located at 47.1208, 9.12778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountain passes of Switzerland, Mountain passes of the Alps, Mountain passes of the canton of Glarus

Talalpsee

Talalpsee or Talsee is a lake at an elevation of 1086 m above Filzbach in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Its surface area is 3.2 ha.

Located at 47.0956, 9.13333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Switzerland, Lakes in the canton of Glarus

Ziegelbrücke railway station

Ziegelbrücke railway station is a junction station in the village of Ziegelbrücke, which is shared between the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus, and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Opened in 1875, the station is owned and operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS. It is one of the southern termini of the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, a main line that links Zürich Hauptbahnhof with Ziegelbrücke and Näfels.

Located at 47.1361, 9.06 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Railway stations in the canton of St. Gallen, Railway stations opened in 1875, Swiss Federal Railways stations

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.

Located at 47.125, 9.11639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway tunnels in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Glarus

capture of the webcam Amden › South: SG

Amden › South: SG, Amden (source)

capture of the webcam Amden › South: Walau − Mattstock − Skigebiet Mattstock Amden − Walensee − Linth − Rautispitz − Vrenelisgärtli

Amden › South: Walau − Mattstock − Skigebiet Mattstock Amden − Walensee − Linth − Rautispitz − Vrenelisgärtli, Amden (source)

capture of the webcam Weesen › South: Hotel Walensee Trattoria − Hotel Schwyzerhof − Hauptstrasse − Parkhotel Schwert − Weesen (See) − Kerenzerberg Pass − Walensee − Rautispitz − Vrenelisgärtli

Weesen › South: Hotel Walensee Trattoria − Hotel Schwyzerhof − Hauptstrasse − Parkhotel Schwert − Weesen (See) − Kerenzerberg Pass − Walensee − Rautispitz − Vrenelisgärtli, Weesen (source)

capture of the webcam Amden: 950m Südwest Richtung Glarnerland

Amden: 950m Südwest Richtung Glarnerland, Amden (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Везен, ویسن, 韋森