Wittenbach
Witten Bach is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Geography
It is located north of the city of St. Gallen. The highest point in Witten Bach is located on the hill "Peter and Paul " at 780 m above sea level. Level, the lowest point of the municipality is the sole of the river Steinach to 490 m above sea level. M. To the municipality the exclave Hinternberg heard in the district of the municipality Häggenschwil. The twin towns of Witten Bach are Wilburgstetten and Selma. In Witten Bach is the Dottenwil Castle.
Neighboring municipalities are Roggwil, Berg SG, Mörschwil, St. Gallen, SG Waldkirch, Gaiserwaldstrasse and Häggenschwil.
Population
Attractions
- Catholic parish church of St. Ulrich, built in 1675 by Daniel Straight Burger, designed by Father Maurus Heidelberg
- Chapel of St. John of Nepomuk, 1758 built by John Pfister
- Egg Castle, east of the church ( originally a Grange of the monastery of St. Gall, rebuilt 1624)