Quarten

Quarten
Unterterzen, Quarten
Location of Quarten
Quarten
Quarten
Coordinates: 47°6′N 9°14′E / 47.100°N 9.233°E / 47.100; 9.233
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSarganserland
Government
 • MayorErich Zoller Die Mitte
Area
 • Total
61.90 km2 (23.90 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total
2,988
 • Density48.27/km2 (125.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
8883
SFOS number3295
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
LocalitiesQuarten, Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols SG, Murg SG, Tannenbodenalp, Flums-Grossberg
Surrounded byAlt Sankt Johann, Amden, Engi (GL), Flums, Mühlehorn (GL), Obstalden (GL), Sool (GL), Walenstadt
Websitewww.quarten.ch

Quarten is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, on Lake Walen. Besides the village of Quarten, the municipality also includes the settlements of Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols, Murg, and parts of Tannenbodenalp.