Toggenburg Constituency
thumb|upright|Middle and upper Toggenburg as seen from Iberg Castle, St. Gallen|Iberg Castle, Wattwil Toggenburg () is a region of Switzerland. It corresponds to the upper valley of the River Thur and that of the Necker, one of its afluents. Since 1 January 2003, Toggenburg has been a constituency (Wahlkreis) of the canton of St. Gallen (SFOS number 1727).
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Toggenburg
- Settlement.native_name
- Wahlkreis Toggenburg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Canton
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 488.75
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Municipalities
Article
9 sectionsContents
- Geography and tourism
- History
- Demographics
- Municipalities
- Mergers and name changes
- Transportation
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright|Middle and upper Toggenburg as seen from Iberg Castle, St. Gallen|Iberg Castle, Wattwil Toggenburg () is a region of Switzerland. It corresponds to the upper valley of the River Thur and that of the Necker, one of its afluents. Since 1 January 2003, Toggenburg has been a constituency (Wahlkreis) of the canton of St. Gallen (SFOS number 1727).
==Geography and tourism== thumb|upright|Streusiedlung at the eastern end of the Toggenburg thumb|upright|The Churfirsten (view from [[Alpstein with Toggenburg below)]] Located in the Appenzell Alps, the valley descends in a northwestern direction from the watershed between the Rhine and the Thur. The upper valley is enclosed on the northeast by the chain of the Säntis (, Alpstein massif) and on the southwest by that of the Churfirsten ("seven peaks", the highest peak is the Hinterrugg at ) and the Speer (). To the west, the valley is delimited by a mountain range that includes the Tanzboden () and Tweralpspitz (), separated by the Ricken Pass to the See-Gaster district of St. Gallen. Toggenburg is a fertile valley of about in length from the source of the river to Wil (Fürstenland district).