Eggersriet

Eggersriet
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Location of Eggersriet
Coordinates: 47°27′N 9°28′E / 47.450°N 9.467°E / 47.450; 9.467Coordinates: 47°27′N 9°28′E / 47.450°N 9.467°E / 47.450; 9.467
Country	Switzerland
Canton	St. Gallen
District	St. Gallen
Government
• Mayor	Markus Peter
Area
• Total	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Elevation	820 m (2,690 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,262
• Density	250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Postal code	9034
SFOS number	3212
Surrounded by	Grub (AR), Heiden (AR), Lutzenberg (AR), Rehetobel (AR), Rorschacherberg, St. Gallen, Speicher (AR), Untereggen
Website	www.eggersriet.ch SFSO statistics

Eggersriet is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Eggersriet is first mentioned in 1260 as Egglinsriet.

Eggersriet has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 8.9 km² (3.4 sq mi). Of this area, 56.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality was located in the Rorschach district, but since 2001 has been part of the St. Gallen Wahlkreis. It is located on the southern slope of the Rorschacherberg and along the Heiden-St. Gallen road. It consists of the village of Eggersriet and the hamlets of Dorf, Wisen and Egg in Eggersriet as well as Grub (SG).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure two Bulrushes proper issuant between three Mounts Vert.

Eggersriet has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,262. As of 2007^[update], about 9.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000^[update]), 59 are from Germany, 6 are from Italy, 27 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 19 are from Austria, and 56 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.7%) and French being third ( 0.6%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000^[update]), 1,992 speak German, 13 people speak French, 9 people speak Italian, and 2 people speak Romansh.