St. Gallen is a Swiss city and the capital of the canton of St. Gallen. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration (with around 167,000 inhabitants in 2019) and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. Its economy consists mainly of the service sector. The city is home to the University of St. Gallen, one of the best business schools in Europe.
The main tourist attraction is the Abbey of Saint Gall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Abbey's renowned library contains books from the 9th century. The official language of St. Gallen is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of Alemannic Swiss German. The city has good transport links to the rest of the country and to neighbouring Germany and Austria. It also functions as the gate to the Appenzellerland.
Distance between:
Geneva to St. Gallen175 Miles / 282 Kms Lucerne to St. Gallen57 Miles / 92 Kms Zürich to St. Gallen39 Miles / 63 Kms Basel to St. Gallen85 Miles / 137 Kms Bern to St. Gallen97 Miles / 156 Kms Lausanne to St. Gallen142 Miles / 229 Kms
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Population 2019
Total: 75 833
Total Men: 37 259
Total Women: 38 574
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