By Air

Airports nearest to Gossau are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

Sitterdorf Airport (distanced approximately 11 km)
Amlikon Airport (distanced approximately 22 km)
Lommis Airport (distanced approximately 23 km)
Altenrhein Airport (distanced approximately 25 km)
Konstantz Airport (distanced approximately 31 km)

By Train

Gossau is on the SBB main line from Geneva - Bern -Zurich-St. Gallen. There are also direct rail links to Herisau and Appenzell and Bischofszell and Weinfelden.

By Bus

In the town and surrounding countryside Buses depart the Regiobus AG on five lines and the bus on a line.

By Road

Gossau lies at the intersection of corridors connecting St. Gallen - Zurich and southern Germany - Thurgau - Appenzell.Accordingly, the roads are well developed (A1 / E60, Hauptstrasse 7) and the Railways (SBB and Appenzeller Bahn).The A1/E60 represents the connection to the national road network safely - five secondary roads connect Gossau with the region: the main road 7 to Wil and St. Gallen, the main road No. 8 on Flawil to the main road 16 Toggenburg, the main road No. 9 on Bischofszell in the Thurgau.The main road 8 leads via Herisau in the Appenzell region, which according to planning by the motorway A25 Gossau-east to the forest instead to be relieved.

Catholic parish church of St. Andreas, Castle Oberberg, Walter Zoo, Helfenberg ruin, The Gossauer pool

Catholic parish church of St. Andreas

The Catholic parish church of St. Andreas was built in 1732 by Jakob Grubenmann.It was lengthened to the west and renovated in 1925.It is a single-nave church with a transept and an oval dome over the crossing.The Reformed church of Gossau was built in 1899-1900. Castle Oberberg is located east of Gossau.It was built in the 13th Century.During the Appenzell Wars (1401–1429) it was destroyed and rebuilt in the 15th Century.It is a late gothic castle with a high medieval south west wall and a modern chapel.

Castle Oberberg

is a castle above Gossau in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.It stands on a hill and provides views of the Alpstein to Santis.In addition, the land lord and the town of St. Gall visible.Upper mountain was first documented in 1262, especially among Cuonrad de mountain top.In 1380 Noble came to the mountain top of Andwil. Junker was the owner of Albrecht Andwil.In the Appenzell War the plant was in July 1406 by soldiers from St. Gallen and Feldkirch captured and burnt.That same year followed by the reconstruction of Walter Andwil.Hans the Younger of Andwil sold the castle in 1452 to the Holy Spirit Hospital of St. Gallen.1927 Upper Mountain came under federal preservation in the years 1954/55 and was first renovated.On 27 October 1955 burned the castle.The reconstruction of the plant took three years before they finally on 1 June 1958 could be reopened.The official opening took place two weeks later.

Walter Zoo

is a privately operated zoo in Gossau in eastern Switzerland.It is marketed under the label Adventure Land Walter Zoo Gossau.The zoo was founded in 1961 by Walter Pischl (Tierli-Walter) and his wife, Edith and has since changed constantly.In outdoor enclosures, 130 live plants and animal species from all continents.In addition to the contact with the animals, the zoo also offers recreation and entertainment space.From March to October in a circus tent every day except on Fridays instead of an idea.The annually changing productions are staged each quite costly.

Helfenberg ruin

Help Castle Hill near the village Gossau in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen is now a ruin.The castle was situated above a steep slope on the north bank of the River Glatt.It still consists of conserved wall remnants of the now largely in the smooth canyon crashed castle, which is south of the railway line between Flawil and is Gossau.The castle was probably in the first half of the 13th Century built.She was a resident of the Gielen family of Glattbrugg.In 1244 the castle was part of the Knight Foundation Rudolf Giel Glattbrugg of the monastery Maddenau.The family farmed the castle but - next, 1341, the castle was rebuilt by the family - probably as a fief.In the years 1935 to 1937 excavations were carried out first in 1939 the ruins came into the possession of the cooperative upper mountain in Gossau.1964/1965 was the protection and preservation of the ruins on the stand today.

The Gossauer pool

The Gossauer pool has a long history.The first Badanstalt created in 1898 at the site of today's building complex "platform 3" and was operated until 1911.Between 1911 and 1919 was no Badanstalt Gossau.As a job creation measure in the interwar period was then south of the station realized a provisional Badanstalt but for the time being allowed to use only boys and men and women until 1921 she was again open.However, swam and sunbathed the sexes separated by a wooden wall 1933 was at its present location the new Badanstalt.Her pelvis was used until 1955 as a skating rink in winter respectively.1950 began planning an expansion of Badanstalt and also the discussion on desegregation.Opened in 1961, the pool was initially developed for a few hours as a "shared" operation for both sexes 1967, the gender segregation abolished.But even in the 70 years knew the pool Gossau a ban of two-part Badanzugen for women and up to 1986 was "topless" taboo.In the years 1971, 1978/79, 1995, 1997 and 2008/09, the pool is always renewed and altered swimming and leisure habits have been adapted.

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