Stein | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Stein  | |
  Stein  Stein | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′N 9°14′E / 47.200°N 9.233°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Toggenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ueli Schärer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.24 km2 (4.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 838 m (2,749 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 374 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9655 |
| SFOS number | 3356 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Alt Sankt Johann, Amden, Nesslau-Krummenau |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Stein (German pronunciation: [ʃtaɪn] ) is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Nesslau-Krummenau and Stein merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Nesslau.[1]
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013