Murg: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Ritschakopf, Heustock, Höchst, Ostgipfel and Plättlispitz are located in the surrounding area of Murg. You can rent a holiday apartment in Murg. This is particularly suitable for a trip focused on the landscape.

History and Surroundings

Nägelehötta and Ober Burg are located in the wider regional surroundings of Murg. The Bird of Prey Park Buchs is also located in this wider regional area.

Murg is a locality and local community within the municipality of Quarten on the southern shore of Lake Walen, situated on an alluvial fan formed by the Murgbach.

The history of the locality is documented back to 1045: at that time, Murg was first recorded as Murga.

Murg's religious heritage includes the Chapel of St. Bartholomew, consecrated in 1493, as well as a village church built in 1760, which was replaced by a parish centre in 1975.

Its industrial history includes the former Murg spinning mill: it was built in 1834/35 and described as the oldest cotton spinning mill in the Sarganserland region; production ended in 1996.

Early local industry included an iron forge recorded in 1450 and a smelting furnace belonging to the Gonzen mine, which operated on the Murgbach from 1632 to 1654.

Geographical Location

Murg SG is a locality in the municipality of Quarten in the Sarganserland constituency of the canton of St. Gallen.

Landscape and Water

The Murgbach (Lake Walen) is a southern tributary of Lake Walen, located in Murg and flowing through the St. Gallen Murg Valley and the three Murg Lakes.

Nature

The local community of Murg owns land, forests and alpine areas that extend as far as the Murg Lakes nature reserve.

Transport

In the wider area of Quarten, there is access to the A3 motorway at Mittensee-Murg and an SBB railway station in Murg.

If you would like to view another locality in addition to Murg, the next comparison leads to Mols.

To the higher-level travel overview: Quarten.