Rheineck

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Rheineck is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. ()

Local name: Rheineck SG Population: 3.3 thous. (2019)Area: 0.85 mi²Coordinates: 47°28'0"N, 9°35'22"E

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Sankt GallenSwitzerland

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Rheineck – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henry Dunant Museum, Fort Heldsberg, St. Anton Pass, Schloss Wartensee.

3.2 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Henry Dunant Museum, Heiden
81 min walk • The Henry Dunant Museum is a museum in the Swiss town of Heiden, to preserve the memory and legacy of Henry Dunant, the Founder of the Red Cross Movement, who died in Heiden in 1910, after receiving the first-ever Nobel Prize for Peace in 1901.
3 miSE
Museum
Fort Heldsberg
78 min walk • Fort Heldsberg was built 1938–1940 near St. Margrethen in Switzerland, overlooking the Rhine, which forms the Swiss-Austrian border at that location, just south of Lake Constance.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
St. Anton Pass
120 min walk • St. Anton Pass is a high mountain pass in the Alps between the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen in Switzerland. It connects Ruppen Pass and Oberegg.
2.7 miW
Hotel, Forts and castles
Schloss Wartensee, Rorschacherberg
71 min walk • Wartensee Castle is a historic building complex in Rorschacherberg. It dates back to a residential tower from the 13th century and is now privately owned as Schloss-Hotel Wartensee.
6.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Ruppen Pass
158 min walk • Ruppen Pass is a high mountain pass between the cantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It connects Trogen and Altstätten. The pass road has a maximum grade of 9 percent.
5.6 miW
Locality
Goldach
144 min walk • One of the main highlights of Goldach is its proximity to Lake Constance, which provides a variety of water-based activities such as swimming, boating, and fishing. The lake also offers breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps, creating a serene and peaceful atmosphere for...
1.2 miSE
Locality
Walzenhausen
31 min walk • One of the highlights of Walzenhausen is its stunning panoramic views of Lake Constance and the surrounding mountains. Visitors can take a leisurely stroll through the village and enjoy the breathtaking vistas, or embark on a scenic hike to fully immerse themselves in...
5.5 miSW
Locality
Rehetobel
141 min walk • Rehetobel is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
3.3 miE
Watersports, Swimming pool
Naturbad Bruggerloch
85 min walk • Bruggerloch is a bathing lake on the Rhine near Höchst in the Rhine Valley, Vorarlberg.
1 miW
Village
Thal
26 min walk • Thal is a village and municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Besides the village of Thal itself, the municipality also includes the villages of Altenrhein, Buechen, Buriet and Staad.