Tales from the Swiss Mountains / Märchen aus den Schweizer Bergen

Folktales and Legends of Canton St. Gallen, Switzerland / Sagen des Kanton St. Gallen

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171. How Sargans got its name / Wie Sargans zu seinem Namen gekommen

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484. The Old Town / Die alte Stadt

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419. The Cave of the Little Wild Men / Wildmannlisloch

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412. Oblinden.

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410. The foundation of Wurmsbach Monastery / Die Gründung des Klosters Wurmsbach

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404. The Founding of Rapperswil Town / Gründung der Stadt Rapperswil

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286. From the Plague Times / Aus der Pestzeit

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248. The free Walsers / Die freien Walser

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247. The Silver Firs / Weisstannen

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246. Eternally Cursed / Ewig verflucht

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  • 01. St. Gallen City
  • 02. Tablat District
  • 03. Rorschach District
  • 04. Unterrheintal District
  • 05. Oberrheintal District
  • 06. Werdenberg
  • 07. Sargans District
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  • 14. Wil District
  • 15. Gossau District
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