St. Margrethen

St. Margrethen
Municipality
St. Margrethen (left), Alter Rhein and Höchst (right)
St. Margrethen (left), Alter Rhein and Höchst (right)
Coat of arms of St. Margrethen
Coat of arms
Location of St. Margrethen
Map
St. Margrethen is located in Switzerland
St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen is located in Canton of St. Gallen
St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen
Coordinates: 47°27′N 9°38′E / 47.450°N 9.633°E / 47.450; 9.633
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictWahlkreis Rheintal
Government
 • MayorReto Friedauer
Area
[1]
 • Total6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total5,886
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
9430
SFOS number3236
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
Surrounded byAu, Gaißau (AT-8), Höchst (AT-8), Lustenau (AT-8), Lutzenberg (AR), Rheineck, Walzenhausen (AR)
Websitestmargrethen.ch
SFSO statistics

St. Margrethen (Saint Margrethen/Sankt Margrethen) is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on the Swiss–Austrian border.

  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.