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The canton of St. Gallen is an artificial construct of various historical territories, defined by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Act of Mediation in 1803. About half of the canton's area corresponds to the acquisitions of the abbey of St. Gallen over centuries. The city of St. Gallen became independent of the abbey in 1405.
The following are the 75 municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen, (as of January 2023). [1] This article is part of a series on the: Politics of Switzerland.
The Canton of St. Gallen until 2002 was divided into 14 districts (German: Bezirke). On 1 January 2003 they were abolished and the canton was divided into 8 constituencies (German: Wahlkreise). There are (as of 2016) 77 municipalities in the canton.
St. Gallen [a] 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. [ 3 ] Today, it is a large urban agglomeration (with around 167,000 inhabitants in 2019) [ 4 ] and represents the center of eastern Switzerland .
Pages in category "Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "History of the canton of St. Gallen" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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This is a list of mountains of the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. The canton of St. Gallen is partially located in the Alps and is one of the nine cantons having summits over 3,000 metres. Topographically, the two most important summits of the canton are those of the Ringelspitz (most elevated and isolated) and the Säntis (most prominent).