About Unterwasser - presentation, information, photos and recommendations
General information
Unterwasser is situated at 910 m altitude and has 1300 inhabitants. The village is at a nice place in the east of Switzerland, which is one of the manifold nature places. On one level with the pass between the St. Gallen Rhine valley and the Toggenburg, Unterwasser, a scattered settlement that is typical for this region, is situated. Its excellent location offers its guests a stunning view on the mountains of the Churfirsten and the Säntis massifs. Soft hills at the Appenzeller and St. Gallerland, snowcovered hits at the Glarnerland, neverending green in Thurgau, soft winehills in Schaffhausen.
How to get there
With the car: From the Berne or Basel region (western or northwestern Switzerland/France): motorways A1/A2 Berne or Basel - Oftringen - Zurich - Winterthur - Wil - main road Wattwil - Unterwasser. From the Schaffhausen or Lake Constance region (northern and eastern Switzerland): motorways A4/A7/A1 Schaffhausen - Winterthur - St Gallen or Kreuzlingen or Romanshorn - Rorschach - St Margrethen - exit Haag - main road Gams - Unterwasser.
From the Sargans region (eastern Switzerland/Austria/southern Switzerland) and from the Bellinzona region (southern Switzerland/Italy): motorway A13 Chur - Sargans - exit Buchs - main road Buchs - Gams - Unterwasser. With the train: From western Switzerland: SBB Lausanne - Berne - Wil - Nesslau-Neu, St Johann - bus to Unterwasser. From northwestern Switzerland (Germany): SBB Basel - Pfäffikon - Wattwil - Nesslau-Neu, St Jakob - bus to Unterwasser. From the Schaffhausen region (southern Germany): SBB Schaffhausen - Winterthur - Wil - Nesslau-Neu, St Jakob - bus to Unterwasser. From eastern Switzerland (southern Germany, Austria): SBB St Margrethen - Buchs - bus to Unterwasser. From southern Switzerland (Italy): SBB Bellinzona - Arth-Goldau - Wattwil - Nesslau-Neu, St Jakob - bus to Unterwasser. With the airplane: Zurich Airport.
Distance: Zürick approx. 100 km
Summer resort
Very interesting is Zwingli's birth-house, which is now a museum. In one of the oldest wooden houses of Wildhaus, Huldrych Zwingli was born in 1484. The living rooms and the kitchen are on the ground floor while the dimly lit bedrooms are on the floor above. This log house has a very flat roof on which heavy stones are placed. For Zwingli the Reformation and humanism were profoundly related: he did not want to keep anything that could not be entirely justified by the Bible. In the summer of 1531 Zwingli made a draft for the transformation of the Confederation under the direction of Zurich and Berne. However, the Catholics could not be convinced and war became inevitable. In the second battle of Kappel, Huldrych Zwingli, present as a field chaplin, died on the 11 October 1531. The victors quartered and burned him and his ashes were dispersed. You will be surprised by the marvellous hiking area - the Churfirsten in the Toggenburg. Seven striking jagged peaks tower over the Toggenburg area. While they go down quite steeply towards Lake Walen, they turn their smoother side towards the Toggenburg and open up numerous hiking possibilities in unique mountain landscapes with an incomparable variety in plants and animals to visitors of Wildhaus, Unterwasser and Alt St Johann. The ascent to the Chäserrugg can easily be done by train. From here you can enjoy a breathtaking view on the alpine peaks of four countries. And at your feet, you will see one of the loveliest hiking areas in Eastern Switzerland with mountain lakes, streams and shady forests.
Winter resort
The chairlifts to Oberdorf, Gamserrugg and Gamplüt provide access to a big walking and winter sports region. Cosy mountain inns and restaurants offer relaxation and enjoyment just as the nightclubs offer bustling entertainment. Moreover, there are many cultural and natural beauties to discover in the Toggenburg. Subject to alterations.
Unterwasser | General information
Unterwasser is situated at 910 m altitude and has 1300 inhabitants. The village is at a nice place in the east of Switzerland, which is one of the manifold nature places
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