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For other uses, see Wil (disambiguation).
Wil (German pronunciation: [viːl]) is the capital of the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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Coordinates: 47°28′N 9°03′E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | St. Gallen |
District | Wahlkreis Wil |
Government | |
• Executive | Stadtrat with 5 members |
• Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Susanne Hartmann CVP/PDC (as of March 2014) |
• Parliament | Stadtparlament with 45 members |
Area | |
• Total | 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 23,955 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
Postal code(s) | 9500 |
SFOS number | 3427 |
ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
Surrounded by | Bronschhofen, Jonschwil, Münchwilen (TG), Rickenbach (TG), Sirnach (TG), Uzwil (SG), Wilen (TG), Zuzwil |
Twin towns | Dobrzen Wielki (Poland) |
Website | www SFSO statistics |
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Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the cities of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, which is a twin city that merged in 2006. The municipality of Bronschhofen merged into Wil on 1 January 2013. After the merger the Community Identification Number changed from 3425 to 3427.[3]
In 1984, Wil was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.[4]