St. Gallen

Summary

St. Gallen is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (254 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• St. Gallen received the European City of the Reformation^[3].
• St. Gallen was a member of Climate Alliance^[4].
• St. Gallen was a member of KlimaBündnis-Städte Schweiz^[5].
• St. Gallen was a member of International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities^[6].
• St. Gallen was a member of University of Teacher Education in Special Needs^[7].
• St. Gallen is located in St. Gallen Constituency^[8].
• St. Gallen is in the country of Switzerland^[9].
• St. Gallen is on the body of water Sitter^[10].
• St. Gallen's head of government is recorded as Thomas Scheitlin^[11].
• St. Gallen's head of government is recorded as Maria Pappa^[12].
• St. Gallen's image is recorded as Sankt Gallen.jpg^[13].
• St. Gallen's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[14].
• St. Gallen's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland^[15].
• St. Gallen's instance of is recorded as college town^[16].
• St. Gallen's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[17].
• St. Gallen's official language is recorded as German^[18].
• St. Gallen's flag image is recorded as CHE St. Gallen Flag.svg^[19].
• St. Gallen's shares border with is recorded as Gossau^[20].
• St. Gallen's shares border with is recorded as Herisau^[21].
• St. Gallen's shares border with is recorded as Mörschwil^[22].
• St. Gallen's shares border with is recorded as Untereggen^[23].
• St. Gallen's shares border with is recorded as Wittenbach^[24].
• St. Gallen's shares border with is recorded as Eggersriet^[25].
• St. Gallen's shares border with is recorded as Gaiserwald^[26].
• St. Gallen's shares border with is recorded as Stein^[27].

Body

Geography

St. Gallen is in the country of Switzerland^[9]. It is located in St. Gallen Constituency^[8]. It is on the body of water Sitter^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+74405'}^[28], {'amount': '+74117'}^[29], {'amount': '+73670'}^[30], {'amount': '+73477'}^[31], {'amount': '+73227'}^[32], and {'amount': '+72910'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[14], cantonal capital of Switzerland^[15], college town^[16], and city of Switzerland^[17].

History and Context

+0720-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of St. Gallen^[34]. Saint Gall is named after it^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for St. Gallen include it-Altenrhein Airport^[36], an aerodrome^[37], in Switzerland^[38]; it S-Bahn^[39], a S-Bahn^[40], in Switzerland^[41]; and St. Gallen Constituency^[42], a constituency of the canton of it^[43], in Switzerland^[44].

Why It Matters

St. Gallen ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (254 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include it-Altenrhein Airport^[36], an aerodrome^[37], in Switzerland^[38]; it S-Bahn^[39], a S-Bahn^[40], in Switzerland^[41]; and St. Gallen Constituency^[42], a constituency of the canton of it^[43], in Switzerland^[44].

FAQs

What awards did St. Gallen receive?

Honors received include European City of the Reformation^[3].