Quarten

Quarten
Unterterzen, Quarten
Coat of arms
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Location of Quarten
Coordinates: 47°6′N 9°14′E / 47.100°N 9.233°E / 47.100; 9.233Coordinates: 47°6′N 9°14′E / 47.100°N 9.233°E / 47.100; 9.233
Country	Switzerland
Canton	St. Gallen
District	Sarganserland
Government
• Mayor	Balz Manhart
Area
• Total	61.79 km2 (23.86 sq mi)
Elevation	548 m (1,798 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	2,846
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code	8883
SFOS number	3295
Localities	Quarten, Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols SG, Murg SG, Tannenbodenalp, Flums-Grossberg
Surrounded by	Alt Sankt Johann, Amden, Engi (GL), Flums, Mühlehorn (GL), Obstalden (GL), Sool (GL), Walenstadt
Website	www.quarten.ch SFSO statistics

Quarten is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, above Lake Walensee. Besides Quarten itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols, Murg, and parts of Tannenbodenalp.

Quarten is first mentioned about 840 as in Quarto.

The municipality of Quarten stretches for some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) along the southern shore of the Walensee, and some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the shore inland to the Murgseen lakes and the foot of the . On the opposite shore of the lake, a detached section of the municipality takes in 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) of the lake shore, and stretches some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) up the slopes of the Leistchamm mountain.

The settlements of Murg, Unterterzen and Mols lie along the southern shoreline of the Walensee, overlooked by Quarten and Unterterzen at a slightly higher altitude. The hamlet of Quinten lies on the north shore of the Walensee, and is only accessible by boat or on foot. Tannenbodenalp lies some 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) above Unterterzen, forming part of the Flumserberg ski resort, and is split between the municipalities of Quarten and Flums.

Quarten is located in the Sarganserland district. It has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 61.7 km² (23.8 sq mi). Of this area, 33.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (17.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).