Uznach

Also known as Uznach SG

Uznach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Uznach
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Uznach - Grynaustrasse 2015-11-10 13-25-46 (cropped).JPG
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Uznach Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Uznach COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: St. Gallen
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SG
Swiss town.district: See-Gaster
Swiss town.postal_code: 8730
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3339
Swiss town.area: 7.55
Swiss town.elevation: 415
Swiss town.website: uznach.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Diego Forrer
Swiss town.mayor_party: die Mitte
Swiss town.list_of_mayors: Diego Forrer
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Benken, Ernetschwil, Eschenbach, Gommiswald, Kaltbrunn, Sankt Gallenkappel, Schmerikon, Tuggen (SZ)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Uznach
Population: 6416
Area: 7.54
Elevation: 417
Official website: www.uznach.ch
Image: Städtli Uznach 2010.JPG
Dialing code: 055
Licence plate code: SG

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Commons category: Uznach
postal code: 8730
P8168: Thomas Mann Randolph
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3339

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Uznach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

==History== Uznach is first mentioned in 741 as Uzinaa in a grant from a noble lady at Benken Abbey to the Abbey of Saint Gall. It was also mentioned later as both Uzinaha and Uzzinriuda.