Fort Heldsberg

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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. The fort was part of the Swiss Border Line defenses, built between 1938 and 1941. ()

Local name: Festung Heldsberg Built: 1940 (85 years ago)Coordinates: 47°26'34"N, 9°38'38"E

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Sankt GallenSwitzerland

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Fort Heldsberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henry Dunant Museum, St. Anton Pass, Schloss Wartensee, Bibliothek Reburg.

5.3 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Henry Dunant Museum, Heiden
134 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.
5.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
St. Anton Pass
143 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.
5.6 miW
Hotel, Forts and castles
Schloss Wartensee, Rorschacherberg
144 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.
6.6 miSW
47°22'41"N • 9°32'28"E
Bibliothek Reburg, Altstätten
168 min walk • Library
3 miNW
Locality
Rheineck
78 min walk • Rheineck is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
2 miW
Locality
Walzenhausen
52 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...
4 miS
Locality
Diepoldsau
102 min walk • One of the must-visit attractions in Diepoldsau is the Rhine River itself. Visitors can take a leisurely stroll along the riverbanks, go for a relaxing boat ride, or even try their hand at fishing in the crystal-clear waters.
1 miNE
Watersports, Swimming pool
Naturbad Bruggerloch
26 min walk • Bruggerloch is a bathing lake on the Rhine near Höchst in the Rhine Valley, Vorarlberg.
3.9 miNW
Village
Thal
101 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.