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St. Gallen

Swiss town
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSt. Gallen
Population |populationof= |popofyear= 
Area (km2)39.41
Elevation (m)675|elevation_description=|highest=Birt|highest_m=1074|lowest=Goldachtobel|lowest_m=496
  - HighestBirt|highest_m=1074|lowest=Goldachtobel|lowest_m=496
  - LowestGoldachtobel|lowest_m=496
Postal code9000
SFOS number3203
MayorThomas Scheitlin|mayor_asof=2008|mayor_party=FDP (2008|mayor_party=FDP)
LocalitiesWest: Winkeln, Bruggen, Lachen; Centrum: Rosenberg, Riethüsli, St. Georgen, Innenstadt, St. Jakob, Linsenbühl-Dreilinden; Ost: Rotmonten, Langgass-Heiligkreuz, St. Fiden, Notkersegg, Neudorf-Industrie
Surrounded byEggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach
Twin townsLiberec (Czech Republic)

St. Gallen

Native NameReichsstadt Sankt Gallen
Conventional Long NameImperial City of St Gallen
Common NameSaint Gallen
ContinentEurope
RegionAlps
CountrySwitzerland
EraMiddle Ages
StatusCity-state
EmpireHoly Roman Empire
Government TypeRepublic
Year Start1401
Year End1648
Event PreCity founded
Date Preca 612
Event StartGained Reichsfreiheit
Event1Abbey became Swiss
 protectorate
Date Event1
17 August 1451
Event2Associate and protectorate
 of Swiss Confederacy
Date Event2
13 June 1454
Event3Swabian War: de facto
 independence from HRE
Date Event3
1499
Event4Peace of Westphalia:
 de jure independence
Date Event4
1648
Event EndAnnexed to Helvetic
 Rep. canton of Säntis
Date End
→

1798
Event PostHelv. Rep. collapsed; city
 and abbey joined Swiss
 canton of St. Gallen
Date Post

1803
P1Duchy of Swabia
S1Old Swiss Confederacy
Flag S1Flag of Switzerland.svg
CapitalSt. Gallen

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St. Gallen ( ; ; ; ) is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration (with around 160,000 inhabitants) and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on services for its economic base.

The main tourist attraction is the Abbey of St. Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its renowned library contains books which date to the 9th century.

The city has good transport links to the rest of the country and to neighbouring Germany and Austria. It also functions as the gate to the Appenzell Alps.

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St. Gallen as a center of textile-industry :
year population Swiss Nationals % German Speaking % Italian Speaking % Romansh Speaking % Protestant % Roman Catholic
1411 ca. 2,300 � 2,900
about 1500 ca. 3,000 � 4,000
1680 ca. 6,000
1766 ca. 8,350
1809 8,118
1837 9,430
1850 17,858 16,529 50.4% 49.3%
1870b 26,398 23,805 49.8% 49.9%
1888 43,296 34,168 97.5% 1.4% 0.5% 49.0% 49.7%
1900 53,796 40,342 94.9% 3.6% 0.7% 46.8% 52.1%
1910 75,482 50,582 88.7% 9.5% 0.8% 43.5% 54.2%
1930 63,947 52,679 95.9% 2.5% 0.8% 48.5% 49.0%
1950 68,011 61,009 95.4% 2.6% 1.0% 49.3% 47.8%
1970 80,852 66,270 86.3% 8.6% 0.8% 42.1% 55.1%
1990 75,237 58,300 82.4% 5.6% 1.1% 35.1% 50.8%
2000 72,626 53,132 83.0% 3.7% 0.8% 28.9% 44.0%

Municipalities in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen, Switzerland

Andwil * Eggersriet * Gaiserwald * Gossau * Häggenschwil * Muolen * St. Gallen * Waldkirch * Wittenbach

St. Gallen * Districts of Canton St. Gallen * Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen


Capitals of Swiss cantons

Aarau, Aargau
Herisau/Trogen, AR
Appenzell, AI
Basel, Basel-Stadt		Liestal, Basel-Land
Bern, Bern
Fribourg, Fribourg
Geneva, Geneva		Glarus, Glarus
Chur, Graubünden
Delémont, Jura
Lucerne, Lucerne		Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel
Stans, Nidwalden
Sarnen, Obwalden
Schaffhausen, SH		Schwyz, Schwyz
Solothurn, Solothurn
St. Gallen, St. Gallen
Frauenfeld Thurgau		Bellinzona, Ticino
Altdorf, Uri
Sion, Valais
Lausanne, Vaud		Zug, Zug
Zurich, Zürich

Cities in Switzerland by population

300,000+Zürich
100,000+Basel * Bern * Geneva * Lausanne * Winterthur
30,000+Bienne * Chur * Fribourg * Köniz * La Chaux-de-Fonds * Lucerne * Lugano * Neuchâtel * St. Gallen * Schaffhausen * Thun * Vernier
15,000+



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