Bezirk Hinterland
Located in Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°21′53″ N 9°16′25″ E
- Population
- 23,540
- 23.5K
- Elevation
- 919 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 7
- listed under Bezirk Hinterland
- Airports
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport25 km
- FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen39 km
About Bezirk Hinterland
Bezirk Hinterland is a district. Location: Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. Population: 23,540. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Kirchtobelbach and Kybunpark.
Climate of Bezirk Hinterland
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 94 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- July (150 mm)
- Driest month
- January (63 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 71 | 74 | 98 | 116 | 146 | 150 | 140 | 108 | 83 | 94 | 80 |
How to get to Bezirk Hinterland
The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 25 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (39 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 44 km to the west.
Airports
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 25 kmnortheast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 39 kmnortheast
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 56 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 44 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 55 kmwest
- Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 125 kmnorth
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 127 kmnortheast
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 128 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bezirk Hinterland
Within 100 km: 493 historic and cultural sites, 5,742 natural sites, 1,177 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km293 places
- Voralpsee Lake 24 kmS
- Uttwiler Weiher Lake 24 kmN
- Bettenauer Weiher Lake 15 kmNW
- Hauptswiler Weiher Lake 13 kmN
25–60 km2,094 places
- Mainau Island 38 kmN
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 34 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 40 kmNW
- Ufenau Island 41 kmSW
60–100 km5,025 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 63 kmW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 80 kmW
- Insel Schwanau Island 63 kmSW
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 79 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Bezirk Hinterland
7 places- 1 Herisau 15.8K
- 2 Urnäsch 2.3K
- 3 Waldstatt 1.8K
- 4 Schwellbrunn 1.5K
- 5 Stein (AR) 1.4K
- 6 Hundwil 967
- 7 Schönengrund 528
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Bezirk Hinterland
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirchtobelbach River, Switzerland3.7 km NW
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Kybunpark Landmark, Canton of St. Gallen5.4 km NE
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Gübsensee Lake, St. Gallen4.9 km NE
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Sitterviadukt Landmark, St. Gallen5.6 km NE
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Kloster Magdenau Attraction, Degersheim8.9 km NW -
Abenteuerland Walterzoo Attraction, Gossau (SG)6.2 km N
Sources & licences
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