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Goldingen
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Also known as Goldingen SG

Goldingen 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.

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Place details

Locality
Eschenbach (SG)
Region
St. Gallen
Country
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population
1,013
Timezone
Europe/Zurich

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Goldingen
Swiss town.image_photo
Goldingen - Laupen IMG 9470.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type
former
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
Goldingen flago.png
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
Wappen Goldingen SG.jpg
Swiss town.canton
St. Gallen
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-SG
Swiss town.district
Wahlkreis See-Gaster
Swiss town.postal_code
8638
Swiss town.municipality_code
3333
Swiss town.area
22.11
Swiss town.elevation
705
Swiss town.population
1124
Swiss town.populationof
December 2011
Swiss town.popofyear
2011
Swiss town.website
www.goldingen.ch
Swiss town.mayor
Daniel Gübeli
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Eschenbach, Fischenthal (ZH), Mosnang, Sankt Gallenkappel, Wald (ZH), Wattwil

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Wikidata facts

Area
22.11
Elevation
647
Official website
www.goldingen.ch
Image
2012-06-24-See-Gaster (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 149.JPG
Dialing code
055
Licence plate code
SG
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Commons category
Goldingen
postal code
8638
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Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Coat of arms
  • Demographics
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Economy
  • Religion
  • References

Goldingen 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.

==History== The name Goldingen was applied to two different hamlets in the municipality. The current hamlet of Goldingen is first mentioned in 1800 and before that time was known as Thal. The hamlet of Vordersagen was first mentioned in 1266 as Goldelingin and until about 1700 was known as Goldingen. Additionally the hamlet of Hintersagen was known until about 1800 as Hintergoldingen.

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