Schänis
in Wahlkreis See-Gaster of Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Zürich Airport (31 mi) - St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (33 mi)
- Buochs Airport (33 mi)
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Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (34 mi) -
Friedrichshafen Airport (42 mi) - Samedan Airport (59 mi)
- Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (61 mi)
- Locarno Airport (69 mi)
- Stuttgart Airport (106 mi)
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Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (107 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (107 mi)
- Linate Airport (119 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Knies Kinderzoo (zoo, (11 mi)
- Vivarium Tablat (zoo, (19 mi)
- Abenteuerland Walterzoo (zoo, (21 mi)
- Wildpark Bruderhaus (zoo, (27 mi)
- Wildpark Peter und Paul (zoo, (26 mi)
- Segelclcub Sihlsee (marina, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.160 and 9.045 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 9' 35" and E 9° 2' 43"
- 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: 06:09 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:07 am and 8:34 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-30 08:30:35
Discover Schänis
Schänis in Wahlkreis See-Gaster (Canton of St. Gallen) with it's 3,404 citizens is a place in Switzerland about 77 mi (or 123 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Schänis is now 06:09 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports near Schänis, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Zürich Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), North-West. 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 19 mi (or 31 km), South-East. We encountered 6 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, Schmerikon, Glarus, Lachen and Hinwil. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 43% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 95% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
20°C (67 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
9°C (49 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Videos from this area
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Am 843 und Re 450 mit S-Bahn S2 Ziegelbrücke-Effretikon in Bilten Sep 2011
SBB Cargo 843 077-9 mit lokalem Service auf dem Weg Richtung Ziegelbrücke. In der nächsten Einstellung eine S2 Ziegelbrücke- Effretikon mit SBB 450 018-7 in Doppeltraktion. Am Samstag...
Heli Grillfete 2013
Am 26. Oktober 2013 fand auf einer grossen Wiese bei Benken SG eine tolle Heli - Grifflete statt. Es war so warm dass man locker im T-Shirt draussen sein konnte und die Verpflegung etc. war...
AR Drone 2.0 HD 720p
Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 http://www.parrot.com/de/ Musik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki-ozxum7o8.
Zigermannli Erwin
Auftritt am Jodlerabend 2012 in Schänis.
Paintball Arena Schänis Jugi Team Egg 2014
20. September 2014 Fotos: http://drehscheibe-egg.ch/?p=1617&c=FC0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Musik: https://www.youtube.com/user/...
Life of Dog - Arosa snowboard rider profile
Petr Vecera - rider's profile.
Paul Rechsteiner in Schänis
Anlässlich des St. Galler Ständeratswahlkampfes 2011 hielt Paul Rechsteiner in Schänis eine Rede, in welcher er auf die historische Bedeutung von Schänis hinwies und Parallelen zur derzeitigen...
Maseltrangen ,im Winter
Die Aussicht auf Maseltrangen , Solenberg , Rufi und bis nach Schänis. Auch der Hausberg von Schänis der Federispitz ist im schönen Winterkleid !
Bänggner Sumpfhüener @ Fasnacht Benken SG 2011
GM Bänggner Sumpfhüener.
Brand in Benken am Donnerstag 13.2.2014
In Benken SG auf einer Anhöhe brannte am Donnerstag 13.2.2014 das Wohnhaus vom Spinnerhof. Glücklicherweise wird niemand verletzt. Das Feuer und die grosse Rachschwade konnte weit herum ...
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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.
Schänis Abbey
Schänis Abbey was founded in the 9th century. It was situated in the present town of Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It was a house of secular canonesses of the nobility and was dissolved in 1811.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Schänis.
Rufi: Flugplatz Schänis − Pistenkopf 34 − Oberseetal, Rufi (source)
Rufi: Flugplatz Schänis, Nord, Hangarvorplatz − Benkener Büchel, Rufi (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Schänis, Шенис, 舍尼斯
