Bronschhofen is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It merged into Wil on 1 January 2013. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Rhine FallsNeuhausen Am Rheinfall The Rhine Falls is the largest waterfall in Switzerland and Europe.The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich , between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen , next to the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. They are 150 metres wide and 23 metres high. In the winter months, the average water flow is 250 m3/s , while in the summer, the average water flow is 600 m3/s . The highest flow ever measured was 1,250 cubic metres per second in 1965; and the lowest, 95 cubic metres per second in 1921.The falls can not be climbed by fish, except by eels that are able to eel their way up over the rocks. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
4. Stein am Rhein Old CityStein Am Rhein Stein am Rhein is a historic town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town has a well-preserved medieval centre, retaining the ancient street plan. The site of the city wall, and the city gates are preserved, though the former city wall now consists of houses. The medieval part of the town has been pedestrianised and many of the medieval buildings are painted with beautiful frescoes. The official language of Stein is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Old Town ChurChur The Old Swiss Confederacy began as a late medieval alliance between the communities of the valleys in the Central Alps, at the time part of the Holy Roman Empire, to facilitate the management of common interests such as free trade and to ensure the peace along the important trade routes through the mountains. The Hohenstaufen emperors had granted these valleys reichsfrei status in the early 13th century. As reichsfrei regions, the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden were under the direct authority of the emperor without any intermediate liege lords and thus were largely autonomous. With the rise of the Habsburg dynasty, the kings and dukes of Habsburg sought to extend their influence over this region and to bring it under their rule; as a consequence, a conflict ensued between the Habs... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
8. Flims Laax Falera Ski ResortLaax Flims is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which one can see from almost anywhere in the area. Flims consists of the village of Flims and the hamlets of Fidaz and Scheia as well as Flims-Waldhaus, the initial birthplace of tourism in Flims, where most of the hotels were built before and after around 1900. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Wil, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland
Wil ist eine politische Gemeinde im Ostschweizer Kanton St. Gallen. Sie hat im Kern einen kleinstädtischen Charakter, ist aber ein wichtiges Zentrum für den Westen des Kantons und das Toggenburg. Wil zählte Ende Dezember 2011 18'167 Einwohner. Mit 69'882 Einwohnern (gemäss BFS 2010) bildet die Agglomeration Wil den zweitgrössten Ballungsraum der Ostschweiz. Seit dem 1. Januar 2013 gehört die ehemalige politische Gemeinde Bronschhofen zur Stadt Wil.
Während mehr als 500 Jahren residierten die St. Galler Fürstäbte im Hof zu Wil, weshalb die Stadt auch Äbtestadt genannt wird.