Jonschwil

Also known as Jonschwil SG

Jonschwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Jonschwil
Swiss town.image_photo: Jonschwil 066.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Jonschwil-blazon.svg
Swiss town.canton: St. Gallen
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SG
Swiss town.district: Wil
Swiss town.postal_code: 9243
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3405
Swiss town.area: 10.99
Swiss town.elevation: 600
Swiss town.website: www.jonschwil.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Stefan Frei
Swiss town.places: Schwarzenbach
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Kirchberg, Lütisburg, Oberuzwil, Rickenbach (TG), Uzwil, Wil

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Official name: Jonschwil
Population: 3773
Area: 10.99
Elevation: 586
Official website: www.jonschwil.ch
Image: Jonschwil 066.JPG
Dialing code: 071
Licence plate code: SG

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Commons category: Jonschwil
postal code: 9243
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3405
P8168: Walter Maddock

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Jonschwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

==History== Jonschwil was first mentioned in 796 as Johannisvilare. In 1282 it was mentioned as Jonswiler. The village of Schwarzenbach was first mentioned in 779, and the hamlet of Bettenau was mentioned in 772 as Betinauvia.