Amden
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| Coordinates: 47°8′N 9°8′E / 47.133°N 9.133°ECoordinates: 47°8′N 9°8′E / 47.133°N 9.133°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | See-Gaster |
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| • Mayor | Urs Roth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.02 km2 (16.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 999 m (3,278 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2015) | |
| • Total | 1,773 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8873 |
| SFOS number | 3311 |
| Surrounded by | Alt Sankt Johann, Ebnat-Kappel, Filzbach (GL), Mühlehorn (GL), Nesslau-Krummenau, Obstalden (GL), Quarten, Schänis, Stein, Weesen |
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Amden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Amden is famous for its special geographic location "behind the mountains".
Amden is first mentioned in 1178 as Andimo monte Voraden. In 1230 it was mentioned as Andimin, in 1282 as in montibus Andinen and later as Ammon.
Amden has an area, as of 2006[update], of 43 km2 (17 sq mi). Of this area, 38.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 48.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The municipality is located in the See-Gaster Wahlkreis. It is located on a terrace above the north shore of the Walensee. The municipality is a mixture of tourist and alpine pasture villages. It consists of the village of Amden (908 m (2,979 ft)) and the hamlets of Fli and Betlis (419 m (1,375 ft)) as well as the vacation village of Arvenbüel (1,259 m (4,131 ft)).
The middle of the three Seerenbach Falls is the highest waterfall in Switzerland (302 m (991 ft)).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Argent a Lion passant Gules and Azure a Crown Or.
Amden has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,773. As of 2007[update], about 8.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 34 are from Germany, 5 are from Italy, 59 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 6 are from Austria, 9 are from Turkey, and 66 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.0%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.3%) and Albanian being third ( 0.6%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 1,482 speak German, 9 people speak French, 8 people speak Italian,
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