Herisau
in Bezirk Hinterland of Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.386 and 9.279 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 23' 10" and E 9° 16' 44"
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: 12:19 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:05 am and 6:49 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: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Delve into Herisau

Herisau in Bezirk Hinterland (Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden) with it's 15,438 habitants is located in Switzerland about 91 mi (or 147 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.

Current time in Herisau is now 12:19 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports close to Herisau, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 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 Abbey of St Gall in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), North-East. We encountered 5 points of interest near this location. 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: Haslen, Sankt Gallen, Appenzell, Arbon and Romanshorn. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F

Morning Temperature 1°C / 33 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 999 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 70% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

16°C (60 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

13°C (55 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

B&B Gästehaus Rössli Schwellbrunn

Address
2,7 mi
Dorf 42
9103 Schwellbrunn
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00
Weekend: closed


Säntispark

Address
2,7 mi
Wiesenbachstr. 5
9030 Gaiserwald
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Herisau

Address
0,1 mi
Bahnhofstr. 14
9100 Herisau
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 21:30
Weekend: 7:00 - 11:00


Hotel one66

Address
2,1 mi
Alte Bildstrasse 6
9015 St. Gallen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


NewStar Swiss Quality Hotel

Address
2,1 mi
Breitfeldstrasse 9
9015 St. Gallen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:30 - 22:00
Weekend: 6:30 - 22:00


Säntisblick Landgasthof

Address
3,4 mi
Grimm 27
9030 Abtwil SG
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Hotel Bären Gonten

Address
5,1 mi
Dorfstrasse 40
9108 Gonten
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Hotel Garni Traube

Address
2,9 mi
Brisig 209
9103 Schwellbrunn
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 19:00 (lunchbreak: 10:00 - 16:00)
Weekend: 8:00 - 19:00 (lunchbreak: 10:00 - 17:00)


Sporting

Address
3,0 mi
Straubenzellstr. 19
9014 St. Gallen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Militärkantine

Address
4,5 mi
Kreuzbleicheweg 2
9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00


Videos from this area

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Sauknapp-Party - Eis mit Sti(e)l - Fastnacht: Herisau in der Schweiz, 07.02.2015

Published: February 11, 2015
Length: 20:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: seechat

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Silvesterchlausen Herisau 31.12.2014

Published: January 01, 2015
Length: 04:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hansjörg Preisig

Silvesterklausen Herisau 2014.


Guggenparty: Herisau in der Schweiz by SEECHAT.TV, 21.02.2015

Published: February 27, 2015
Length: 31:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: seechat

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Mannschaftswettkampf Handmähen Herisau

Published: July 19, 2009
Length: 41:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Peter Schaub

Ostschweizer Handmähmeisterschaft.


Herisau im Februar 2015

Published: February 17, 2015
Length: 38:29 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Reto Bruderer

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Trailer Apnoetraining Herisau

Published: September 04, 2012
Length: 58:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Rene Tobler

Freediving Training Trailer des Teams Freediving-Ostschweiz.ch in Herisau.


Stobete im Sedel, Restaurant & Kinderparadies Herisau 24.05.10

Published: June 07, 2010
Length: 07:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Peter Schaub


2014 Silvesterchlausen

Published: January 02, 2015
Length: 26:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bruno Gantenbein

Silvesterchlausen in Herisau AR: Eine Gruppe erwachsener Silvesterchläuse (Wüste) integriert zwei Kinder in einen Jodel.


Porte aperte alla scuola di danza

Published: September 24, 2012
Length: 29:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Pasquale Garofalo

Immagini relative ad una lezione di danza classica della mia nipotina Valentina Capobianco che già conoscete come brava pattinatrice su ghiaccio. Le immagini sono state possibile grazie ad...


Besuch_im_Appenzellerland

Published: April 26, 2013
Length: 45:40 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Urs Himmelrich

Ausschnitt aus einem Stück Hackbrett-Musik, aufgenommen direkt in der Fabrik beim Hackbrettbauer in Herisau.


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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.

AFG Arena

The AFG Arena is a multi-use stadium in St. Gallen, Switzerland, completed in 2008. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC St. Gallen of the Swiss Challenge League. It replaces the Espenmoos stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people. The name comes from the sponsor, the Arbonia-Forster-Gruppe AFG. When it was completed, FC St. Gallen was just relegated to the Challenge League.

Located at 47.4083, 9.30639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Switzerland, St. Gallen, Buildings and structures in the canton of St. Gallen

Gübsensee

Gübsensee is a reservoir near the city of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Its dams were built between 1898 and 1900, the first hydroelectric reservoir in Switzerland. Kraftwerk Kubel has generated electrical power there since 1900. Gübsensee Ost is a gravity dam with a height of 24 m, Gübsensee West an earthfill dam. The lake's surface area is 0.17 km². Its volume is 1.5 mio m³.

Located at 47.3989, 9.31361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Switzerland, Lakes of the canton of St. Gallen, Reservoirs in Switzerland, Infrastructure completed in 1900

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Herisan, هيراسايو, Херизау, Herisau, اریزو, ヘリザウ, 헤리자우, Hērizava, ہیریزاؤ, Херисау, Герізау, ہیریساو, 黑里紹