Ganterschwil
former municipality of Switzerland in St. Gallen
Ganterschwil was a municipality in Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the municipalities Bütschwil and Ganterschwil joined together to become the new municipality called Bütschwil-Ganterschwil.[1]
Ganterschwil | |
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_130.JPG) Church of Ganterschwil | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ganterschwil  | |
  Ganterschwil  Ganterschwil | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′N 9°5′E / 47.383°N 9.083°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Toggenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Othmar Gerschwiler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.01 km2 (3.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 606 m (1,988 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
| • Total | 1,196 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9608 |
| SFOS number | 3403 |
| Surrounded by | Bütschwil, Lütisburg, Mogelsberg, Oberhelfenschwil |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
References change
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
Other websites change
Media related to Ganterschwil at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Ganterschwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
