St. Gallen | |
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 A view of St. Gallen | |
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| Coordinates: 47°25′27″N 9°22′15″E / 47.42417°N 9.37083°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | St. Gallen |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsidentin (list) Maria Pappa SPS/PSS (as of January 2021) |
| • Parliament | Stadtparlament with 63 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.41 km2 (15.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Bahnhofsplatz) | 669 m (2,195 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Birt) | 1,074 m (3,524 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Goldachtobel) | 496 m (1,627 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 75,833 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Sankt-Galler(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9000, 9008, 9010-9012, 9014-9016 St. Gallen (partly: 9037 Speicherschwendi, 9042 Speicher) |
| SFOS number | 3203 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Localities | Wolfganghof, Winkeln, Bruggen, Lachen, Rosenberg, Riethüsli, St. Georgen, Innenstadt, St. Jakob, Linsenbühl-Dreilinden, Rotmonten, Langgass-Heiligkreuz, St. Fiden, Notkersegg, Neudorf, Achslen, Guggeien |
| Surrounded by | Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach |
| Twin towns | Liberec (Czech Republic) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
St. Gallen[a] is a Swiss city and the capital of the canton of St. Gallen. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century.[3] Today, it is a large urban agglomeration (with around 167,000 inhabitants in 2019)[4] and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. Its economy consists mainly of the service sector. The city is home to the University of St. Gallen, one of the best business schools in Europe.[5]
The main tourist attraction is the Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Abbey's renowned library contains books from the 9th century. The official language of St. Gallen is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of Alemannic Swiss German. The city has good transport links to the rest of the country and to neighbouring Germany and Austria. It also functions as the gate to the Appenzellerland.
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/fr/px-x-0102020000_201/-/px-x-0102020000_201.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=c5985c8d-66cd-446c-9a07-d8cc07276160. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Stefan Sonderegger, Marcel Mayer: Sankt Gallen (Gemeinde) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2012-01-16.
- ^ "Lebensqualität in den Städten und Agglomerationen (Agglo 2012): Demographischer Kontext". bfs.admin.ch. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ As of 3 December 2018. "Best European Business Schools In 2018, According To The Financial Times". 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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