10 Things to do in St. Margrethen That You Shouldn't Miss

The artillery fortress Heldsberg was part of the border fortifications in the Rhine Valley. Built into a rocky crest and with its four built-in guns of 7.5 cm it dominated the southern part of the Lake of Constance in the north and the bridges over the Rhine up to Montlingen in the south. Seven built-in machine guns and other infantry weapons as well as antitank guns in bunkers outside the fortification covered the approach. With galleries of 1000 m length and a height difference of 160 m, Heldsberg was one of the biggest border fortifications of Switzerland. The garrison counted 200, the one for exterior defence 400 hands. Constructed 1939 - 1941, operating until 1990, the fortress was handed over to the registered association Festungsmuseum Heldsberg in 1993.

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Leave stress behind and immerse yourself at the Mineralheilbad St. Margrethen, gathering new strength and energy. The generous outdoor area of the Mineralheilbad is accessible all year round. Here, guests experience the pleasant effects of the mineral water in massage and whirlpool basins. They enjoy weightlessness in the water current and the beneficial effect of the steam bath. The 36 degrees warm water is the special feature of the Mineralheilbad: It seeps into the ground in Appenzell and flows to the valley underground. On the way to St. Margrethen, it is filtered naturally, simultaneously absorbing valuable minerals and trace elements such as iron, magnesium, calcium or potassium from the stone layers. At the Mineralheilbad, you relax and recover literally in natural mineral water. More nature is hardly possible. In the generous sauna world of the Mineralheilbad, three sauna concepts with various treatments are available.