Sargans
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Location of Sargans  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°02′N 9°26′E / 47.033°N 9.433°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Wahlkreis Sarganserland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jörg Tanner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,134 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7320 |
| SFOS number | 3296 |
| Surrounded by | Balzers (LI), Fläsch (GR), Mels, Vilters-Wangs, Wartau |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Sargans is a municipality in Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. As of December 2016, 6,063 people lived there.
Sargans is known for its castle, which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Other websites
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Media related to Sargans at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
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