Lichtensteig: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The wider regional surroundings of Lichtensteig include Auenberg, Stockberg, Plättlispitz, Peter and Paul Wildlife Park, and Säntis. Anyone interested in nature and landscapes will find concrete points of reference in these named locations.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Lichtensteig.

Lichtensteig is a small town and municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, in the Toggenburg electoral district, at an elevation of 625 metres.

Culture and History

The settlement was first documented in 1228 as a fortified site belonging to the Counts of Toggenburg under the name Liehtvnsteige.

The town's history is closely connected with Neu-Toggenburg Castle.

A church was established in Lichtensteig in 1435; from 1531 to 1967, Catholics and Protestants used the same church.

If you would like to compare other places, you can find Ebnat-Kappel, Libingen, Ganterschwil, Brunnadern, Wattwil, Nesslau-Krummenau, Stein, and Oberhelfenschwil here.

For the overarching travel overview: Toggenburg.