Bad Ragaz
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| Coordinates: 47°00′N 9°30′E / 47.000°N 9.500°ECoordinates: 47°00′N 9°30′E / 47.000°N 9.500°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
| District | Sarganserland | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Guido Germann | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 5,739 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7310 | |
| SFOS number | 3291 | |
| Surrounded by | Fläsch (GR), Maienfeld (GR), Mastrils (GR), Mels, Pfäfers, Vilters-Wangs | |
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Bad Ragaz is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
It is the home of a famous natural spring and is a popular spa and health resort destination. One of the largest spa hotels is the Grand Hotel Quellenhof.
Bad Ragaz is first mentioned about 843 as Ragaces.Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst died here in 1901.
Bad Ragaz has an area, as of 2006[update], of 25.4 km2 (9.8 sq mi). Of this area, 45.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The municipality is in the Sarganserland WahlkreisBez. Sargans. The spa and recreation village is in the south-east of the canton at the end of the Tamina valley. It lies on the north-south and east-west routes over the Graubünden Alps. Until 1937 Bad Ragaz was known as Ragaz.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Dove volant displayed Argent beaked and membered Or having a sprig Gules in the beak.
Bad Ragaz has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 5,739. As of 2007[update], about 25.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 122 are from Germany, 144 are from Italy, 508 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 59 are from Austria, 1 person is from Turkey, and 312 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (84.9%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 4.3%) and Italian being third ( 2.9%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 4,184 speak German, 30 people speak French, 141 people speak Italian, and 45 people speak Romansh.
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