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Bütschwil is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bütschwil and Ganterschwil merged to form the new municipality of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil.

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Place details

Locality: Bütschwil-Ganterschwil
Region: St. Gallen
Country: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population: 3,393
Timezone: Europe/Zurich

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Bütschwil
Swiss town.image_photo: 2011-08-21-Buetschwil (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 137.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Bütschwil Wappen.svg
Swiss town.canton: St. Gallen
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SG
Swiss town.district: Toggenburg
Swiss town.postal_code: 9606
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3391
Swiss town.area: 13.79
Swiss town.elevation: 610
Swiss town.highest: Sedelberg
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Ortschaft
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Bütschwil-Ganterschwil
Official language: Swiss High German
Area: +13.79
Elevation: +610
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Lichtensteig
Official website: www.buetschwil.ch
Image: 2011-08-21-Buetschwil (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 137.JPG

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Bütschwil is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bütschwil and Ganterschwil merged to form the new municipality of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil.

==History== Bütschwil is first mentioned in 779 as Bucinesvilare.

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Toggenburg Villages in the canton of St. Gallen

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2011

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P1366: Bütschwil-Ganterschwil
P8168: Bavarian EP 5

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Wil–Ebnat-Kappel railway

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