Wildhaus
Wildhaus is a village and municipality near St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. About 1,200 people live there. Huldrych Zwingli was born there in 1484. With 9658, Wildhaus has the highest zip code in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010, the former municipalities of Wildhaus and Alt St. Johann merged into the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann.[1]
Wildhaus | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Wildhaus | |
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| Coordinates: 47°12′N 9°21′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Wahlkreis Toggenburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.43 km2 (13.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,095 m (3,593 ft) |
| Population (January 2004) | |
| • Total | 1,246 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9658 |
| SFOS number | 3357 |
| Surrounded by | Alt Sankt Johann, Gams, Grabs, Hundwil (AR), Nesslau-Krummenau, Rüte (AI), Schwende (AI), Sennwald |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
References
- Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
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