Sargans

municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland
AdministrativeArea municipality_of_switzerland Q64571
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Sargans

Summary

Sargans is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Sargans ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sargans was a member of SGV-ACS[3].
  • Sargans is located in Sarganserland Constituency[4].
  • Sargans is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Sargans is on the body of water Rhine[6].
  • Sargans's head of government is recorded as Jörg Tanner[7].
  • Sargans's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8].
  • Sargans's official language is recorded as Swiss High German[9].
  • Sargans's shares border with is recorded as Balzers[10].
  • Sargans's shares border with is recorded as Fläsch[11].
  • Sargans's shares border with is recorded as Vilters-Wangs[12].
  • Sargans's shares border with is recorded as Wartau[13].
  • Sargans's shares border with is recorded as Mels[14].
  • Sargans's postal code is recorded as 7320[15].
  • Sargans's Commons category is recorded as Sargans[16].
  • Sargans's licence plate code is recorded as SG[17].
  • Sargans's local dialing code is recorded as 081[18].
  • Sargans's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.0481, 'lon': 9.4398}[19].
  • Sargans's official website is recorded as https://www.sargans.ch[20].
  • Sargans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sargans[21].
  • Sargans's Commons gallery is recorded as Sargans[22].
  • Sargans has a population of {'amount': '+6026'}[23].
  • Sargans has a population of {'amount': '+6118'}[24].
  • Sargans has a population of {'amount': '+6134'}[25].
  • Sargans has a population of {'amount': '+6200'}[26].
  • Sargans's external data available at URL is recorded as https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3296[27].

Body

Geography

Sargans is in the country of Switzerland[5]. Sargans is located in Sarganserland Constituency[4]. Sargans is on the body of water Rhine[6].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.48'}[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.46'}[29]. Sargans sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+483'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6026'}[23], {'amount': '+6118'}[24], {'amount': '+6134'}[25], and {'amount': '+6200'}[26].

Designation and Status

Sargans's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland[8]. Sargans's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection[31].

Why It Matters

Sargans ranks in the top 3% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[2] Sargans has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Sargans is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . sargans.ch. sargans.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . chgemeinden.ch. Retrieved . chgemeinden.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . pxweb.bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Retrieved . gisos.bak.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Lehmannro · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image CHE Sargans Flag.svg
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P41]]: CHE Sargans Flag.svg, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782070149300"
  2. 9w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of
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    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+483'}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.48'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.46'}
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:سارگانز]]"
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