Grabs

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Grabs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. ()

Alternative names: Population: 7.1 thous.Area: 21.1 mi²Coordinates: 47°10'41"N, 9°26'41"E

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Sankt GallenSwitzerland

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

Nearby attractions include: Werdenbergersee, Sparta Bouldering, Fälensee, Voralpsee.

1.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Werdenbergersee, Buchs
30 min walk • Werdenbergersee is a small lake in Buchs, below the town of Werdenberg, in the municipality of Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
1.8 miE
47°10'21"N • 9°28'58"E
Sparta Bouldering, Buchs
47 min walk • Climbing
5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fälensee
134 min walk • Fälensee is a lake in the Alpstein range of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland. At an elevation of 1446 m, the surface area is 0.12 km². It is located in a narrow valley between Hundsteingrat and Roslen-Saxer First.
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Voralpsee
91 min walk • Voralpsee is a lake above Grabs in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Alvier Mountain
126 min walk • The Alvier is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps, located halfway between Lake Walenstadt and the Rhine in the canton of St. Gallen. It is one of the main summits of the chain separating the valleys of the river Seez and the Rhine. Although involving a long hike, the summit is easily accessible by trails from both sides.
4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fulfirst
103 min walk • The Fulfirst is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, located north of Flums in the canton of St. Gallen. It lies in the Alvier group, between the Walensee and the Rhine Valley. The Fulfirst has two summits: the Gross Fulfirst and the Chli Fulfirst.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gamsberg
114 min walk • The Gamsberg is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the region of Walenstadt in the canton of St. Gallen. Located in the Alvier group it is the culminating point of the range lying between Lake Walenstadt and Toggenburg.
3.6 miN
Forts and castles
Hohensax Castle
92 min walk • Hohensax is a ruined castle in the Sennwald municipality in the Swiss canton St. Gallen. The castle was built around 1200 by the barons of Sax, and was destroyed in 1446.
1 miSE
Forts and castles
Werdenberg Castle, Buchs
27 min walk • Werdenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Grabs of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It was the original seat of the County of Werdenberg in the Holy Roman Empire.
1.6 miSE
47°9'46"N • 9°28'15"E
fabriggli - Werdenberger Kleintheater, Buchs
42 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
5.2 miW
Museum
Zwingli-Haus
132 min walk • Zwingli's birthplace stands in the Lisighaus district of the village of Wildhaus in Toggenburg in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It dates from the 15th century, making it one of the oldest surviving farmhouses in Switzerland.