Amden
Sign in to saveAmden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Amden
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Amden Panorama.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Amden-blazon.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- St. Gallen
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-SG
- Swiss town.district
- See-Gaster
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 8873
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 3311
- Swiss town.area
- 43.48
- Swiss town.elevation
- 999
- Swiss town.website
- gemeinde-amden.ch
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Alt Sankt Johann, Ebnat-Kappel, Filzbach (GL), Mühlehorn (GL), Nesslau-Krummenau, Obstalden (GL), Quarten, Schänis, Stein, Weesen
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Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
==History== Amden is first mentioned in 1178 as Andimo monte Voraden. In 1230 it was mentioned as Andimin, in 1282 as in montibus Andinen and later as Ammon.