Gossau (SG)General information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.2484,Lat: 47.4156  |
| Elevation | 641 meter above sea level | | Local time | 3:20:07am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | St. Gallen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Wahlkreis) | St. Gallen | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Gossau (SG) |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 37 km | 
SouthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 146 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 336 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 328 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Upper - Ill, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Bodensee (Lac de Constance) (156.6 km2 at a height of around 395 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.4 km in NorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is St. Gallen with a height of 670 meter (at a distance of 9.8 km and direction East).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 23.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 91%, moderate high mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (at a distance of 25 km in EastNorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
15.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
48 km2 |
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| Urban area |
14.7 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Gossau (SG) in country Switzerland
Gossau (SG) at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Gossau (SG) 
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