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Discover Quarten
Quarten in Wahlkreis Sarganserland (Canton of St. Gallen) with it's 2,715 citizens is a city in Switzerland about 85 mi (or 137 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Local time in Quarten is now 03:53 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Quarten, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport in Austria in a distance of 29 mi (or 46 km). The closest airport in Switzerland is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 46 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 13 mi (or 21 km), South. We discovered 6 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Amden, Glarus, Balzers, Schaan and Appenzell. 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 | 9°C / 48 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 3% |
Air Humidity | 75% |
Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Knobelboden Sporthotel Restaurant
Lofthotel
Sporthotel Mittenwald
Seehof
Arvenbüel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Biking at the Walensee - Day 18 of the bicycle trip
There was an ebb-flow system with the way I spend my time in the village. One one day I adventurously climb a mountain, on the next one I do an ordinary (abr...
Fässlirollen 1
Primarschule Neuhausen, Schulverlegung der 5. Klasse von Frau Pfund und Frau Schmidig in Amden, September 2008.
Gleitschirm Sicherheitstraining am Walensee 2008
Mein erstes Sicherheitstraining mit einem Gradient Bright3.
Helicopter in Switzerland -part2.avi
Transportation of hay per helicopter in Switzerland. Location: Josen am Walensee (CH).
Flumserberge Day - Boris + Sam
Vielen Dank an die Flumserberg-Bahnen und an Ferienregion Heidiland! Zusammenschnitt unseres heutigen Tages...
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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.
Walensee
The Walensee is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland, for about 2/3 of its surface in the Canton of St. Gallen and for 1/3 in the Canton of Glarus. It is also known as Lake Walen or Lake Walenstadt, after Walenstadt. Other towns and villages at the lake include: Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, and Murg. The three main rivers leading to this lake are the Seez, Murgbach, and Linth. The latter continues its course from Walensee to Lake Zurich.
Paxmal
The Paxmal is a peace monument built by Karl Bickel between 1924 and 1949, in Walenstadtberg above Walenstadt, in Switzerland. The left wall is the earthly life: a couple of people in its existence and development, love and procreation. The right wall is devoted to the spiritual life: the beings who are awakened, struggling, and which keep growing. Karl Bickel was a Swiss artist who worked for the Swiss Post as a stamps graphic designer.
Schwarzsee (Quarten)
Schwarzsee is a raised bog of national importance. It is located in the municipality of Quarten, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, close to Grosssee and Heusee.
Quinten
Quinten is an idyllic hamlet situated on the north shore of the Walensee in Switzerland. It belongs to the municipality of Quarten. As there are no roads leading to Quinten it is only reachable by boat or on foot.