Regionales Ostschweiz - Ausflugsziele

The canton of Schaffhausen is the northernmost canton in Switzerland.

With the exception of a small part of Stein am Rhein (Vor der Brugg) and a footpath from the Rhine bridge from Schaffhausen to Feuerthalen to the weir of the Schaffhausen power plant, the canton is north of the Rhine, it is almost entirely surrounded by the Federal Republic of Germany and in turn surrounds the German exclave Büsingen on the Upper Rhine. To the south, the canton borders the cantons of Zurich and Thurgau, mainly in the Rhine.

The canton is divided into three areas. The canton area near Stein am Rhein is referred to as the upper canton part, that near Rüdlingen / Buchberg as the lower canton part.

The canton of Thurgau borders in the north on the German state of Baden-Württemberg and the canton of Schaffhausen.

In the south, near the Hörnli (a little Mountain), is the border point with the cantons of St. Gallen and Zurich. Below the summit, in the municipality of Fischingen, lies the highest point in the canton at 991 meters above sea level.

The main town and seat of the government council and the higher court is Frauenfeld. The canton of Thurgau takes its name from the Thur river, which crosses it from southeast to northwest and flows further west into the Rhine in the Zurich district of Andelfingen.

The eastern Swiss canton of St. Gallen borders on the Swiss cantons of Graubünden, Glarus, Schwyz, Zurich, Thurgau, in the north on Lake Constance and in the east on the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Through Lake Constance, the Swiss canton borders indirectly on the districts of Constance, Lake Constance and Lindau in Germany. It also includes the half-cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

The name Appenzell (Latin abbatis cella) means "cell (ie. Estate) of the abbot".

This relates to the Prince Abbey of St. Gallen, which exerted a great influence on the area. The denominational conflicts in the Counter-Reformation led to the canton splitting into the Catholic Inner Rhodes and the Reformed Outer Rhodes in 1597.

"Canton Appenzell" remained in use as a collective term for both parts, but is now out of date. Usually one speaks of "the two Appenzell" (political) or of the "Appenzellerland" (geographical) when one means Inner and Outer Rhodes together.

The highest mountain is the Säntis (2502 m above sea level) in the Alpstein, on which the borders of the three cantons Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen meet.

Most of the Canton of Zurich is located in the Swiss plateau.

The extreme south-east of the canton, however, is pre-Alpine, and the extreme north-west is part of the easternmost Jura foothills. The canton borders in the north on the canton Schaffhausen and Germany (border between Germany and Switzerland), in the west on the canton Aargau, in the south on the cantons Zug and Schwyz, and in the east on the cantons Thurgau and St. Gallen. Eastern Switzerland begins east of the canton of Zurich.

The canton of Zurich is divided into various smaller regions. Some of these are characteristically rural, but urbanization in the canton of Zurich is well advanced: the capital Zurich dominates the canton.

In the far north of the canton, between Winterthur and Schaffhausen, lies the Zürcher Weinland. It is very sparsely populated and like no other Zurich region has retained its rural character. The Winterthur region joins it south of the wine country. Winterthur is the sixth largest city in Switzerland and the second largest in the canton.

The Zürcher Unterland lies to the west of the Winterthur region and northeast of the city of Zurich. This is already part of the Zurich agglomeration, in particular the middle Glatttal is heavily urbanized or partially grown together with Zurich, while the Furttal, Wehntal and Rafzerfeld on the other side of the Rhine are still largely outside the inner agglomeration. Zurich Airport is located in the lowlands and dominates.

The canton of Glarus is one of the steepest alpine valleys.

The canton comprises the catchment area of ​​the Linth to the Walensee and the Linth plain west of the Linth to Bilten and the Kerenzerberg.

The Glarnerland is characterized by great differences in altitude: from the flat valley floor at an altitude of 414 meters, the terrain rises to over 3600 meters (Tödi, 3614 m above sea level).

These contrasts are reflected in the climate: within a few kilometers it changes from mild on Lake Walen with its southern flora to high alpine on the glaciated mountain peaks; and when the foehn blows through the valley, temperature records can be measured. The valley is only open to the north to the Lin plateau.

The 685 square kilometer canton roughly corresponds to the catchment area of ​​the Linth.

The Sernf or Kleintal is the only side valley that offers space for village settlements. The Klöntal, the most important western tributary valley, is, as Carl Spitteler praises, with its mountain lake "as beautiful as no dream would guess".

Graubünden - Switzerland in Switzerland

Graubünden with 615 lakes, over 900 mountain peaks and 150 valleys means pure nature. The highest mountain is the Piz Bernina at 4049 meters above sea level and the lowest point is the canton border with Ticino at 260 meters.

Graubünden is the only canton in Switzerland to have three official languages: German, Romansh and Italian. Because of this and thus also the cultural diversity, but also because of its shape and nature, the canton is also referred to as small Switzerland within Switzerland.

One of the three major tourist cantons in Switzerland.

The Canton of Bern is shaped by six major regions:

• the Bernese Oberland with its impressive mountain and lake landscape,
• the hilly Emmental with the stately, flower-decked farms,
• the Oberaargau with its fields and forests,
• the Bern-Mittelland region with the UNESCO World Heritage - the old town of Bern,
• the lakes and vegetable fields of Zealand
• and the French-speaking Bernese Jura with the Chasseral regional park.

Well-known tourist destinations are: Bern – UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jungfrau-Aletsch / Bietschorn – UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, Gstaad, Grindelwald, Interlaken, Adelboden.

Schwyz leaves lasting impressions.

The canton of Schwyz is located in central Switzerland between Lake Zug, Lake Lucerne and Lake Zurich and borders the seven cantons of Uri, Glarus, St. Gallen, Zurich, Zug, Lucerne and Nidwalden. Most of it belongs to the Schwyz Prealps, part of the Central Swiss Prealps.

The canton of Schwyz, characterized by wide plains, steep mountain walls, wild rivers and beautiful lakes.

Scenically unique such as:

• the karst mountains
• the alpine jungle in
• the Muotathal,
• the panorama of myths,
• the Rigi, queen of the mountainsthe beautiful nature,
• the mountains and lakes,

invite you to visit this original canton.

Historic sites such as Hohle Gasse, Morgarten, the Schwyz mansions or the oldest wooden houses in Switzerland are waiting to be discovered.In addition, there are lived customs, old handicrafts, world-famous cultural sites such as the Einsiedeln monastery.

Where Wilhelm Tell and Rütli oath have their origin

The canton of Uri is located in central Switzerland between Lake Lucerne in the north and the Gotthard Pass in the south.

Due to the topography with a proportion of mountainous, unproductive areas of around 56 percent, three quarters of the inhabitants live in the lowest part of the canton, in the Reuss plain.

Uri borders the cantons of Graubünden, Ticino, Wallis, Bern, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Schwyz and Glarus.

Since one of the most important alpine crossings runs through the canton of Uri, the canton has had to deal with a high volume of traffic for centuries, with all its advantages and disadvantages.

The Gotthard Pass, the shortest north-south crossing in the Alps, has been of great importance to people on both sides of the Alpine arc, especially since the Schöllenen Gorge was expanded from around 1220 and the first Devil's Bridge was built in 1230.The Gotthard railway tunnel was opened in 1882.

The Gotthard road tunnel followed in 1980. In December 2016, the world's longest railway tunnel, at around 57 kilometers, was put into Operation.

Valais canton of superlatives: majestic four-thousand-meter peaks, 300 days of sunshine per year, 3,096 kilometers of ski slopes, over 8,000 kilometers of signposted hiking trails, wonderful wines, wonderful fruit and tasty spices.

The Valais consists (with the exception of smaller areas beyond the Simplon and Gemmi passes) of the Rhone valley (Rotten) from the Rhone glacier to Lake Geneva and the Rhone side valleys.

In the north are the Bernese and Vaudois Alps, in the south the Valais Alps with the mightiest and highest mountain ranges in the Alps.

With the Aletsch Glacier, the Gorner Glacier and the Walliser Fiescher Glacier, there are the three largest glaciers in the Alps in Valais.

Due to the protection of the surrounding mountains, the main valley of the upper Valais, but also the Vispertal, is extremely dry and warm with a steppe climate.

The water supply is guaranteed in many places by water pipes, so-called suonen or bites, which in the areas of low precipitation in Valais go back at least to Roman times.

Aargau takes its name from the Aare river.

It borders in the north on the Rhine and thus on Baden-Württemberg, in the east on the canton of Zurich, in the south on the cantons of Lucerne and Zug, and in the west on the cantons of Bern, Solothurn and Basel-Landschaft.

The Aargau has a strong natural structure. The northern part of the canton was shaped by the mountainous formation of the Jura, the southern part in the central plateau was formed by the glacier movements of the Ice Ages.

Contrary to the image of an industrial, motorway and nuclear power plant canton, there are also some tourist attractions.

Numerous castles and palaces can be visited, such as Lenzburg Castle, Hallwyl Castle, Wildegg Castle or the Habsburgs. Another attraction is the Muri monastery.

Lake Hallwil is a popular destination for day trips. There is a wide range of well-marked hiking and cycling trails throughout the canton.

There are numerous thermal springs in the canton that are used in Bad Zurzach, Rheinfelden AG, and Schinznach-Bad for public thermal baths.

The canton is located in the geographic region of the Swiss Jura in French-speaking western Switzerland. A flat strip of shoreline, called le Littoral, runs along Lake Neuchâtel. The capital of the same name, Neuchâtel, is located on the lake shore. To the north, bounded by the Chaumont, lies the Val de Ruz.

To the west of Neuchâtel, still in the lakeshore plain, is the alluvial cone at the mouth of the Areuse. The valley narrows further west to a narrow gorge and then opens up to the high valley Val de Travers. The Chasseron chain is located between the Val de Travers and Lake Neuchâtel, but most of it lies within the territory of the canton of Vaud. The striking rock basin of the Creux du Van forms the eastern end of this mountain range.

To the north of the Val de Travers and Val de Ruz, a mountain range stretches across the entire length of the canton, reaching its highest point in the far east with the Chasseral. The most important pass crossing is the Vue des Alpes. Behind it are the Vallée des Ponts and the high valley of La Chaux-de-Fonds. The gorge of the Doubs with the Lac des Brenets forms part of the border with France.