Mels
municipality in Switzerland
Mels is a municipality in Sarganserland in the Seez Valley, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Mels | |
|---|---|
 The church of Mels | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Mels  | |
  Mels  Mels | |
| Coordinates: 47°3′N 9°25′E / 47.050°N 9.417°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Sarganserland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guido Fischer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140.00 km2 (54.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,620 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8887 |
| SFOS number | 3293 |
| Surrounded by | Bad Ragaz, Fläsch (GR), Flums, Glarus Süd (GL), Pfäfers, Sargans, Vilters-Wangs, Wartau |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
Other websites
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Media related to Mels at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
