St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen | |
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St. Margrethen (left), Alter Rhein and Höchst (right) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of St. Margrethen | |
St. Margrethen St. Margrethen | |
| Coordinates: 47°27′N 9°38′E / 47.450°N 9.633°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Wahlkreis Rheintal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Reto Friedauer |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 5,991 |
| • Density | 875/km2 (2,270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9430 |
| SFOS number | 3236 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Au, Gaißau (AT-8), Höchst (AT-8), Lustenau (AT-8), Lutzenberg (AR), Rheineck, Walzenhausen (AR) |
| Website | stmargrethen |
St. Margrethen (Sankt Margrethen, German pronunciation: [zaŋkt maʁˈɡʁeːtən], lit. 'Saint Margrethen') is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on the Swiss–Austrian border.