Quarten
Quarten is a municipality in Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is above Lake Walen and is divided into villages: Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quarten, Quinten, Mols, Murg, and Tannenbodenalp.
Quarten | |
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 Quinten | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Quarten  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°6′N 9°14′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Sarganserland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Balz Manhart |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.90 km2 (23.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,937 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8877 Murg 8878 Quinten 8882 Unterterzen 8883 Quarten 8884 Oberterzen 8885 Mols |
| SFOS number | 3295 |
| Localities | Quarten, Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols SG, Murg SG, Tannenbodenalp, Flums-Grossberg |
| Surrounded by | Alt St. Johann, Amden, Engi (GL), Flums, Mühlehorn (GL), Obstalden (GL), Sool (GL), Walenstadt |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Gallery
Quinten
Unterterzen
Murg, view to a street with lake (the Lake Walen) in background
Unterterzen, town hall in the street
Mols church: the Saint Anthony of Padua Church
References
- "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
Media related to Quarten at Wikimedia Commons
- Quarten Online Official website (in German)
- Official website of the village of Murg (in German)
- Paul Gubser: Quarten in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Paul Gubser: Mols in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Paul Gubser: Murg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Paul Gubser: Quinten in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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