St. Gallenkappel

St. Gallenkappel
Former municipality
St. Gallenkappel village
St. Gallenkappel village
Coat of arms of St. Gallenkappel
Coat of arms
Location of St. Gallenkappel
Map
St. Gallenkappel is located in Switzerland
St. Gallenkappel
St. Gallenkappel
St. Gallenkappel is located in Canton of St. Gallen
St. Gallenkappel
St. Gallenkappel
Coordinates: 47°15′N 8°59′E / 47.250°N 8.983°E / 47.250; 8.983
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSee-Gaster
Government
 • MayorHeribert Hubatka
Area
 • Total19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Elevation
595 m (1,952 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2011)
 • Total1,835
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8735
SFOS number3337
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
Surrounded byErnetschwil, Eschenbach, Goldingen, Mosnang, Uznach, Wattwil
Websitewww.stgallenkappel.ch
SFSO statistics
Aerial view from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1927)

St. Gallenkappel is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Goldingen and St. Gallenkappel merged into the municipality of Eschenbach.[1]

Baroque parish church "St. Laurentius and St. Gallus", architect Jakob Grubenmann [de], baroque painter Joseph Ignaz Weiss [de], built 1754-64.

  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013