Quarten

Quarten
Unterterzen, Quarten
Unterterzen, Quarten
Coat of arms of Quarten
Location of Quarten
Map
Quarten is located in Switzerland
Quarten
Quarten
Quarten is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Quarten
Quarten
Coordinates: 47°6′N 9°14′E / 47.100°N 9.233°E / 47.100; 9.233
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSarganserland
Government
 • MayorErich Zoller AfD
Area
 • Total61.90 km2 (23.90 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total2,937
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8883
SFOS number3295
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
LocalitiesQuarten, Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols SG, Murg SG, Tannenbodenalp, Flums-Grossberg
Surrounded byAlt Sankt Johann, Amden, Engi (GL), Flums, Mühlehorn (GL), Obstalden (GL), Sool (GL), Walenstadt
Websitequarten.ch
SFSO statistics
Quinten, Quarten
Murg and Quinten villages
Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

Quarten is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, above Lake Walensee. Besides Quarten itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols, Murg, and parts of Tannenbodenalp.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.