Wildhaus

Wildhaus
Coat of arms of Wildhaus
Location of Wildhaus
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Wildhaus is located in Switzerland
Wildhaus
Wildhaus
Wildhaus is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Wildhaus
Wildhaus
Coordinates: 47°12′N 9°21′E / 47.200°N 9.350°E / 47.200; 9.350
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictWahlkreis Toggenburg
Government
 • MayorRolf Züllig
Area
 • Total34.43 km2 (13.29 sq mi)
Elevation
1,095 m (3,593 ft)
Population
 (December 2008)
 • Total1,209
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
9658
SFOS number3357
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
Surrounded byAlt Sankt Johann, Gams, Grabs, Hundwil (AR), Nesslau-Krummenau, Rüte (AI), Schwende (AI), Sennwald
Websitewww.wildhaus.ch
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Wildhaus (High Alemannic: Wildhuus) is a village and former municipality in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, since 2010 by merger with Alt St. Johann part of the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann.

The reformer Huldrych Zwingli was born in Wildhaus in 1484. His birth house can still be visited.