Portal:Alpine Rhine/Sarganserland

Schloss Sargans, at the foot of the Gonzen, marks the climatic boundary of the Chur Rhine Valley

A few kilometres downstream of Landquart on the left bank of the Rhine is the Sarganserland and the town of Bad Ragaz with its health springs. Here the River Tamina, whose impressive gorge is a tourist attraction, empties into the Rhine. The Chur Rhine Valley ends climatically in Sargans, know for its castle which stands on an eminence at the foot of the Gonzen. The Gonzen is also well known thanks to the Gonzen Mine which was active from the early Middle Ages. Sargans is also the base for the ski area on the Pizol, which is used extensively by the population of the South German Lake Constance area as a day trip destination. Here there is also an important watershed: an escarpment just a few metres high prevents the Rhine from flowing through the Seeztal into the Walensee lake ... « more »