Uzwil

Also known as Henau, Uzwil SG

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

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Uzwil
Swiss town.image_photo: Uzwil panorama.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: city
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Uzwil COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: St. Gallen
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SG
Swiss town.district: Wahlkreis Wil
Swiss town.postal_code: 9240
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3408
Swiss town.area: 14.49
Swiss town.elevation: 560
Swiss town.website: www.uzwil.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Lucas Keel
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Jonschwil, Oberbüren, Oberuzwil, Wil, Zuzwil

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

==History== Uzwil was first mentioned in 819 as Uzzinwilare. The village of Henau was first mentioned 754 as Villa Aninauva at the Monastery of St. Gallen in the "Henau document" (Henauer Urkunde).

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