Stein
in Bezirk Hinterland of Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.371 and 9.344 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 22' 16" and E 9° 20' 36"
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: 03:39 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:24 am and 8:18 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
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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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45

Explore Stein

Stein in Bezirk Hinterland (Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden) with it's 390 inhabitants is a city in Switzerland about 94 mi (or 151 km) east of Bern, the country's capital.

Local time in Stein is now 03:39 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Stein, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 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 4 mi (or 6 km), North-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: Haslen, Sankt Gallen, Herisau, Appenzell and Arbon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F

Morning Temperature 0°C / 32 °F
Evening Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 14%
Air Humidity 59%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

3°C (37 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

4°C (39 °F)
-2°C (29 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

5°C (41 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

St. Gallen Radisson Blu Hotel

Address
4,5 mi
St. Jakob-Strasse 55
9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Walhalla

Address
3,9 mi
Poststrasse 27
9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Romantik Hotel Säntis

Address
4,1 mi
Landsgemeindeplatz 3
9050 Appenzell
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 21:30
Weekend: 8:00 - 20:00


Säntispark

Address
3,5 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


Einstein

Address
3,8 mi
Berneggstr. 2
9001 St. Gallen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Herisau

Address
3,3 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


Säntisblick Landgasthof

Address
4,3 mi
Grimm 27
9030 Abtwil SG
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Löwen

Address
4,1 mi
Hauptgasse 25
9050 Appenzell
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 20:00
Weekend: closed


Hotel Bären Gonten

Address
3,0 mi
Dorfstrasse 40
9108 Gonten
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Dom

Address
3,9 mi
Webergasse 22
9001 St. Gallen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 0:00
Weekend: 6:30 - 0:00


Videos from this area

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Open Air St. Gallen 2010 - Aufbau

Published: June 21, 2010
Length: 19:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: JanWii

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Voralpen-Express St. Gallen - Herisau

Published: February 07, 2009
Length: 56:04 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: chueflade

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Published: April 04, 2015
Length: 24:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Benjamin Berghaus

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Sitterviadukt und Gübsensee

Published: March 22, 2009
Length: 41:04 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: chueflade

Hier eine kleine Reise über den Sitterviadukt und am Gübsensee zwischen St. Gallen und Herisau. Leider mit geringer Qualität.


Zellweger Fussballgott

Published: May 14, 2010
Length: 47:35 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Alex Kronenberg

Abschied eines Fussballgottes in seinem Heimatstadion: AFG Arena, St.Gallen 13.5.2010 DANKE ZELLWEGER!


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Published: January 14, 2014
Length: 11:54 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Sabrina Casanova

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Length: 39:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: stevje

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Sprengungen 2010 Koch Appenzell

Published: March 27, 2011
Length: 45:40 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Heinz Indergand

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Published: May 08, 2014
Length: 06:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Canisi-Edition

Auferweckung - Ausschnitt aus dem Comic-Buch "Jesus von Nazareth - Band 1": Meine Tochter wird sterben! - Jairus, glaube nur, hab keine Angst! Talitha koum! Und im selben Augenblick stand das...


Canisi-Edition: Jesus von Nazareth - Band 1 - Der große Sturm (Ausschnitt)

Published: May 08, 2014
Length: 01:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Canisi-Edition

Der große Sturm - Ausschnitt aus dem Comic-Buch "Jesus von Nazareth - Band 1": Das Schiff droht aufgrund des Sturmes unterzugehen. Die Jünger Jesu werden in ihrem Vertrauen auf Gott geprüft...


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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 3 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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St. Georgen: Riethüsli, St. Georgen (source)

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Lustmühle: Satellitenstation Wilen in St.Gallen, Lustmühle (source)

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Lustmühle: Blick von Menzlen (Stadt St. Gallen) gegen Stein (AR) und Säntis, Lustmühle (source)

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Lustmühle: Blick von der Menzlen (Satellit − Station) zur AFG − Arena, Lustmühle (source)

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Lustmühle: Event Channel from Satellit − Station, Lustmühle (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Stein AR, Stein