Mosnang

Coat of arms

Mosnang

Location of Mosnang

Coordinates: 47°21′N 9°2′E / 47.350°N 9.033°ECoordinates: 47°21′N 9°2′E / 47.350°N 9.033°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Bernhard Graf

Area

• Total

50.47 km² (19.49 sq mi)

Elevation

735 m (2,411 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

2,802

• Density

56/km² (140/sq mi)

Postal code

9607

SFOS number

3394

Surrounded by

Bütschwil, Fischenthal (ZH), Fischingen (TG), Goldingen, Kirchberg, Krinau, Lütisburg, Sankt Gallenkappel, Sternenberg (ZH), Wattwil

Website

www.mosnang.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Mosnang is first mentioned in 854 as Masinang.

Mosnang has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 50.6 km² (19.5 sq mi). Of this area, 47.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 48.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis. It consists of the villages of Mosnang, Mühlrüti and Libingen as well as the hamlets of Dreien and Wiesen. The municipality also includes Hulftegg Pass.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Pine Tree Vert issuant from Coupeaux of the same.

Mosnang has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 2,802. As of 2007^[update], about 2.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000^[update]), 8 are from Germany, 6 are from Italy, 10 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 5 are from Austria, 12 are from Turkey, and 12 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (98.4%), with English being second most common ( 0.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.2%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000^[update]), 2,847 speak German, 4 people speak French, 4 people speak Italian, and 3 people speak Romansh.

...
Wikipedia