Sargans
Municipality in St. Gallen, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sargans is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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Sargans | |
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Coordinates: 47°02′N 9°26′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 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
Surrounded by | Balzers (LI), Fläsch (GR), Mels, Vilters-Wangs, Wartau |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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Sargans is known for its castle, which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Sargans was also a County of the Holy Roman Empire; see County of Sargans.