Wartau

Wartau
View of the ruined Wartau castle, looking south-east across the Rhine Valley towards Mittagspitz
Location of Wartau
Wartau
Wartau
Coordinates: 47°5′N 9°29′E / 47.083°N 9.483°E / 47.083; 9.483
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictWerdenberg
Government
 • MayorAndreas Bernold
Area
 • Total
41.74 km2 (16.12 sq mi)
Elevation
468 m (1,535 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total
5,296
 • Density126.9/km2 (328.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
9476-9479
SFOS number3276
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
Surrounded byBalzers (LI), Flums, Mels, Sargans, Sevelen, Triesen (LI), Walenstadt
Websitewww.wartau.ch

Wartau is a municipality in the Werdenberg constituency of the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. The municipality consists of a number of villages on the eastern flank of the Alvier group, along the left shore of the Alpine Rhine.