Walau
in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (29 mi) -
Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (30 mi) - Zürich Airport (35 mi)
- Buochs Airport (38 mi)
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Friedrichshafen Airport (39 mi) - Samedan Airport (56 mi)
- Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (63 mi)
- Locarno Airport (71 mi)
- Stuttgart Airport (105 mi)
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Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (106 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (108 mi)
- Linate Airport (119 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Greifvogelpark Buchs (zoo, (15 mi)
- Knies Kinderzoo (zoo, (16 mi)
- Vivarium Tablat (zoo, (22 mi)
- Abenteuerland Walterzoo (zoo, (19 mi)
- Wildpark Peter und Paul (zoo, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.166 and 9.147 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 9' 56" and E 9° 8' 49"
- 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: 12:44 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:28 am and 4:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Discover Walau
Walau in Canton of St. Gallen is a place in Switzerland about 81 mi (or 131 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Walau is now 12:44 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Walau, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 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 18 mi (or 29 km), South. We encountered 5 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Amden, Glarus, Schmerikon, Herisau and Lachen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 63% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Römerturm
Arvenbüel
Lihn Seminarhotel
Parkhotel Schwert
Lofthotel
linth-arena sgu
AmdenLodge Bienenheim Naturhostel
Sidonie - Amden Dorf
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...
The life in the swiss alps - Day 15 of cycling to Portugal
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
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...
Randomness in Weesen - Day 20 of the Bicycle Tour
Originally I was planning to cycle to Winterthur in this video, due to the exhausting climb of the prior day though, I was hesitant in leaving my bed. Ultimately I had to ditch my plans and...
Musikgesellschaft Harmonie Weesen: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Titel aus unserem Konzert «MGH International Air Lines» 2015.
Hochwasser Weesen 1999
Hochwasser in Weesen, Pfingsten 1999.
Sesselbahn Mattstock in AMDEN SWITZERLAND
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....
Amden Churfisten Walensee Heidiland
Amden Churfisten Walensee.
KÖBI UND ANITA HOCHBUEL AMDEN
Köbi et sa fille Anita jouent un petit air d'accordéon.
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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 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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Walau.
Amden › South: SG, Amden (source)
Amden › South: Walau − Mattstock − Skigebiet Mattstock Amden − Walensee − Linth − Rautispitz − Vrenelisgärtli, Amden (source)
Weesen › South: Hotel Walensee Trattoria − Hotel Schwyzerhof − Hauptstrasse − Parkhotel Schwert − Weesen (See) − Kerenzerberg Pass − Walensee − Rautispitz − Vrenelisgärtli, Weesen (source)
Arvenbüel › South: Restaurant Monte Mio − Skigebiet Arvenbüel Amden − Leistchamm − Amden − Mürtschenstock, Arvenbüel (source)
Amden: 950m Südwest Richtung Glarnerland, Amden (source)
Obstalden: Vue en direction de Walenstadt, Obstalden (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Walau
