Wattwil

Also known as Wattwil SG

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

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Wattwil
Swiss town.image_photo: Thurbruecke Wattwil 01 11.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Wattwil COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: St. Gallen
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SG
Swiss town.district: Toggenburg
Swiss town.postal_code: 9630
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3379
Swiss town.area: 43.93
Swiss town.elevation: 610
Swiss town.population: 8536
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2014
Swiss town.popofyear: 2014
Swiss town.website: www.wattwil.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Alois Gunzenreiner
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Brunnadern, Bütschwil, Ebnat-Kappel, Ernetschwil, Goldingen, Gommiswald, Hemberg, Krinau, Lichtensteig, Mosnang, Oberhelfenschwil, Sankt Gallenkappel

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Wattwil
Population: 8736
Area: 51.18
Elevation: 610
Official website: www.wattwil.ch
Image: Thurbruecke Wattwil 01 11.jpg
Dialing code: 071
Licence plate code: SG

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Commons category: Wattwil
postal code: 9630
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3379

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Geography
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Demographics
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Economy
Transport
Religion
Notable people
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==Geography== left|thumb|View over Wattwil and Churfirsten from castle Iberg thumb|Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919) Since the merger, the new municipality has an area of .