St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of St. Margrethen  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Wahlkreis Rheintal |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 5,886 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9430 |
| SFOS number | 3236 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Au, Gaißau (AT-8), Höchst (AT-8), Lustenau (AT-8), Lutzenberg (AR), Rheineck, Walzenhausen (AR) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
St. Margrethen (Saint Margrethen/Sankt Margrethen) is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
It has 5300 inhabitants.
It is close to Austria and Germany and acts as a border town with Austria.
Currently only a normal road links St. Margrethen with Austria. As a result the town is at times clogged up with traffic before the customs posts. A motorway link has long been projected, to link the pathways to Zurich and Munich.
It is also where the A1 motorway becomes the A13 motorway.
Sights
The Schlosslandschaft Rorschach / Alter Rhein, a number of castles in a region along the Rhine river, is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. The Schlosslandschaft is shared between Berg, Goldach, Mörschwil, Rheineck, Rorschacherberg, St. Margrethen, Steinach, Thal and Tübach.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ ISOS site accessed 8 December 2009
