St. Gallen
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | St. Gallen |
| Coordinates | 47°25′ N 9°22′ E |
| Postal code | 9000 |
| Population | 70628 (January 2004) |
| Area | 39.41 km² |
| Elevation | 675 m |
| Mayor | Franz Hagmann |
| Website | www.stadt.sg.ch |
St. Gallen (Sankt Gallen; French Saint-Gall) is the capital of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall founded in the 7th century. Nowadays it is a large cosmopolitan city with good transport links to the rest of the country and to neighbouring Germany.
The view on the city from the nearby hills. The St. Gallen University is in the foreground, the Abbey of St. Gall is visible above
Gustav Adolf, former king of Sweden, spent the last years of his life in St. Gallen, and finally died there in 1837.
Notable buildings include:
- Abbey of St. Gall
- University of St. Gallen, Swiss member of the Community of European Managament Schools
Geography
St. Gallen is situated in the north-eastern part of Switzerland.
Transportation
The A1 motorway links St. Gallen with St. Margrethen, Zürich, Bern and Geneva.