Degersheim

Also known as Degersheim SG

Degersheim is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Degersheim
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Degersheim COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Degersheim Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: St. Gallen
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SG
Swiss town.district: Wil
Swiss town.postal_code: 9113
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3401
Swiss town.area: 14.48
Swiss town.elevation: 819
Swiss town.website: www.degersheim.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Monika Scherrer
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Flawil, Herisau (AR), Lütisburg, Mogelsberg, Oberuzwil, Sankt Peterzell, Schwellbrunn (AR)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Municipality of Switzerland
Official name: Degersheim
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Wil Constituency
Official language: German
Population: 4216
Area: 14.48
Elevation: 814
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Schwellbrunn
Official website: www.degersheim.ch
Image: Degersheim1.jpg
Dialing code: 071
Licence plate code: SG

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Commons category: Degersheim
postal code: 9113
P8168: Margaret Paleologa
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3401

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Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Economy
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Degersheim is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

==History== Degersheim is first mentioned in 837 as Tegarascai. It was known as Tegerschen until 1803, when Degersheim became the official name. The village of Wolfertswil is mentioned in 838 as Wolfrideswilare.

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