Bezirk Vorderland
Located in Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°26′30″ N 9°32′19″ E
- Population
- 13,338
- 13.3K
- Elevation
- 851 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 8
- listed under Bezirk Vorderland
- Airports
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport5 km
- FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen26 km
About Bezirk Vorderland
Bezirk Vorderland is a district. Location: Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. Population: 13,338. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Burgruine Hoch Altstätten and Rheinholz Gaißau.
Climate of Bezirk Vorderland
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 102 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- July (166 mm)
- Driest month
- January (69 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° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -4° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 73 | 79 | 103 | 123 | 159 | 166 | 154 | 118 | 90 | 102 | 83 |
How to get to Bezirk Vorderland
The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 5 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (26 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 62 km to the west.
Airports
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 5 kmnorth
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 26 kmnorth
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 75 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 62 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 75 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 112 kmnorth
- Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 119 kmnorth
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 141 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bezirk Vorderland
Within 100 km: 491 historic and cultural sites, 5,345 natural sites, 1,172 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km279 places
- Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 12 kmSE
- Uttwiler Weiher Lake 21 kmNW
- Alter Rhein Lake 12 kmSE
- Hauptswiler Weiher Lake 22 kmW
25–60 km2,143 places
- Mainau Island 39 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 37 kmNW
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 49 kmNW
- Insel Werd Island 56 kmNW
60–100 km4,586 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 83 kmW
- Ufenau Island 63 kmSW
- Insel Lützelau Island 61 kmSW
- Schönenwerd Island 68 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Bezirk Vorderland
8 places- 1 Heiden 4.2K
- 2 Walzenhausen 2K
- 3 Wolfhalden 1.9K
- 4 Rehetobel 1.8K
- 5 Lutzenberg 1.3K
- 6 Grub (AR) 1K
- 7 Wald (AR) 872
- 8 Reute (AR) 704
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burgruine Hoch Altstätten Historic site, Oberegg4.6 km S
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Rheinholz Gaißau Natural site, Vorarlberg6.1 km NE
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Eselschwanzweiher Lake, St. Margrethen6.2 km NE
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Schlossweiher Lake, Untereggen6.2 km W
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Alter Rheinlauf River, Switzerland6.7 km N
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Goldbach River, Switzerland7.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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