Wil | |
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 View of old town with the Hof in the centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wil  | |
  Wil  Wil | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′N 9°03′E / 47.467°N 9.050°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Wahlkreis Wil |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Susanne Hartmann CVP/PDC (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Stadtparlament with 45 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 23,955 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9500 |
| SFOS number | 3427 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Bronschhofen, Jonschwil, Münchwilen (TG), Rickenbach (TG), Sirnach (TG), Uzwil (SG), Wilen (TG), Zuzwil |
| Twin towns | Dobrzen Wielki (Poland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Wil (German pronunciation: [viːl]) is the capital of the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the cities of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, which is a twin city that merged in 2006. The municipality of Bronschhofen merged into Wil on 1 January 2013. After the merger the Community Identification Number changed from 3425 to 3427.[3]
In 1984, Wil was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.[4]
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
- ^ Wakker Prize Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 11 May 2009