The Abbey Library is one of the oldest and most beautiful libraries in the world. The St.Gallen monastery was in possession of an important collection of books as early as the 8th century.
The baroque cathedral with its dominant double-towered facade is the magnificent landmark of the city of St.Gallen. Together with the Abbey District and the Abbey Library, it forms a unique historical ensemble.
The pilgrimage church is the most important cultural object in the municipality of Bronschhofen. The name Dreibrunnen resulted from the three springs that rise in the vicinity.
At the origin of Magdenau Abbey was an urban Beguine collection founded in 1228 in St. Gall "on the Brühl" by Berchtold Kuchimeister and Ulrich Blarer.