Region
Saint Gallen
Switzerland
Know Saint Gallen?
Nobody has written down what this place sounds like yet. If you live here, grew up here, or your family is from here, you know things this page does not — the artists, the music, the places people actually go.
You do not have to be an expert. Being from here is the qualification.
The story behind the white guitar
The same song, sung in French
Saint Gallen is a region in Switzerland. It has a population of about 535,114, an area of 2,031 km², and an elevation of 668 m. It is on Central European Standard Time. It contains 8 districts with a combined population of about 502,073. The largest are Wahlkreis St. Gallen (119,598), Wahlkreis Wil (76,439), and Wahlkreis Rheintal (68,792). Its nearest neighbours are Urnäsch (7.7 km), Gonten (11 km), and Schwellbrunn (11 km). It was established in 1803.
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates
- 47.2500, 9.2500
- Population
- 514,504
- Area
- 2,031 km²
- Elevation
- 668 m
- Established
- 1803
- Official website
- sg.ch
Nearby places
Referenced in
Information about this place is available. Commercial services and representative onboarding are evaluated separately.
Place data from GeoNames, used under CC BY 4.0 and modified for this site.


