St. Margrethen
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municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Key facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- District
- Wahlkreis Rheintal
- Mayor
- Reto Friedauer
- Total
- 6.85 km (2.64 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 402 m (1,319 ft)
- Density
- 875/km (2,270/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Iso 3166 code
- CH-SG
- Surrounded by
- Au , Gaißau (AT-8), Höchst (AT-8), Lustenau (AT-8), Lutzenberg ( AR ), Rheineck , Walzenhausen (AR)
- Website
- stmargrethen .ch (in German)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Municipality of Switzerland
- Official name
- St. Margrethen
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Rheintal Constituency
- Official language
- German
- Population
- 5886
- Area
- 6.87
- Elevation
- 408
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Alter Rhein
- Shares border with
- Lutzenberg
- Official website
- www.stmargrethen.ch
- Image
- Drachenfliegen in Götzis 01.jpg
- Dialing code
- 071
- Licence plate code
- SG
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- postal code
- 9430
- Commons category
- St. Margrethen
- external data available at URL
- geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3236
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Encyclopedic overview
St. Margrethen (Sankt Margrethen, German pronunciation: [zaŋkt maʁˈɡʁeːtən], lit. 'Saint 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.
Geography
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