Krinau

Krinau is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 Krinau merged into the municipality of Wattwil.

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Place details

Locality: Krinau
Region: St. Gallen
Country: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population: 0

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Krinau
Swiss town.image_photo: Krinau.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Wappen Krinau.svg
Swiss town.canton: St. Gallen
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SG
Swiss town.district: Wahlkreis Toggenburg
Swiss town.postal_code: 9622
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3373
Swiss town.area: 7.23
Swiss town.elevation: 803
Swiss town.population: 260
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2011
Swiss town.popofyear: 2011
Swiss town.website: www.krinau.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Madlen Früh-Grob
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Bütschwil, Mosnang, Wattwil

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Krinau is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 Krinau merged into the municipality of Wattwil.

==History== Krinau is first mentioned in 1357 as Krinnow.

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