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The Canton of St. Gallen until 2002 was divided into 14 districts (German : Bezirke). On 1 January 2003 they were abolished and the canton was divided into 8 constituencies (German : Wahlkreise ).
The canton of St. Gallen, also canton of St Gall, is a canton of Switzerland. The capital is St. Gallen.
German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol in Italy, the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.
There are (as of 2016) 77 municipalities in the canton.
The following are the 77 municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen,.
The canton abolished the district level in 2003, but it remains divided into eight constituencies (Wahlkreise) without administrative significance:
Wahlkreis | Capital | Former district(s) |
---|---|---|
Rheintal | Altstätten | Oberrheintal, Unterrheintal (except Thal) |
Rorschach | Rorschach | Rorschach (except Eggersriet), Thal from Unterrheintal |
Sarganserland | Sargans | Sargans |
See-Gaster | Rapperswil-Jona | See, Gaster |
St. Gallen | St. Gallen | St. Gallen, Gossau and municipality Eggersriet from Rorschach |
Toggenburg | Lichtensteig | Alttoggenburg, Neutoggenburg, Obertoggenburg, Untertoggenburg (part) |
Werdenberg | Buchs | Werdenberg |
Wil | Wil | Wil, Untertoggenburg (except Ganterschwil and Mogelsberg) |
Alttoggenburg District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Gaster District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Gaster and See districts merged in 2003 to form the See-Gaster constituency.
Gossau District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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Appenzell is a historic canton in the northeast of Switzerland, and entirely surrounded by the canton of St. Gallen.
The German term Bezirk translated as "district" can refer to the following types of administrative divisions:
In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. Therefore, there exists a variety of structures and terminology for the subnational entities between canton and municipality, loosely termed districts.
Toggenburg is a region of Switzerland. It corresponds to the upper valley of the river Thur and that of its main tributary, the Necker. Since 1 January 2003, Toggenburg has been a constituency (Wahlkreis) of the canton of St. Gallen.
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Andwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Muolen is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Altach is a municipality in Feldkirch district in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.
See District is a former district of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The See and Gaster districts merged in 2003 to form the See-Gaster constituency.
Rhine Valley is the valley, or any section of it, of the river Rhine in Europe.
Vogtei Rheintal was a condominium of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the 15th century until 1798. Its territory corresponded to the left banks of the Alpine Rhine between Hoher Kasten and Lake Constance, including the towns of Altstätten and Rheineck.
St. Gallen District is a former administration unit of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It included the municipalities of St. Gallen, Wittenbach, Häggenschwil and Muolen.
Rheintal is the Rhine Valley in Europe.