Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
Also known as Glarner Überschiebung, Glarus overthrust, Glarus thrust, Segnas Group
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Switzerland
Inscribed
2008
Area
32,850 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona is about 55 km south of Saint Gallen. The nearest other World Heritage site is Abbey of St Gall, about 55 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Chur · about 38,000 peopleabout 20 km east
- Vaduz · about 36,000 peopleabout 30 km north-east
- Saint Gallen · about 71,000 peopleabout 55 km north
- Zug · about 23,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Frauenfeld · about 22,000 peopleabout 75 km north
- Zürich · about 1,108,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SwitzerlandCultural57 km away
Switzerland, ItalyCultural81 km away
SwitzerlandCultural82 km away
Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, SloveniaCultural85 km away
GermanyCultural87 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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