Stein, St. Gallen
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| Coordinates: 47°12′N 9°14′E / 47.200°N 9.233°ECoordinates: 47°12′N 9°14′E / 47.200°N 9.233°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
| District | Toggenburg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ueli Schärer | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.24 km2 (4.73 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 838 m (2,749 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 374 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 9655 | |
| SFOS number | 3356 | |
| Surrounded by | Alt Sankt Johann, Amden, Nesslau-Krummenau | |
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Stein is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Nesslau-Krummenau and Stein merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Nesslau.
Stein had an area, as of 2006[update], of 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi). Of this area, 57.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or on a mount of the same a Stone Cliff vert. This is a simple example of canting as German: Stein means stone. The stone on the coat of arms is the Goggeienberg, a small, local crag.
Stein had a population (as of Dec 2011) of 374. As of 2007[update], about 3.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 5 are from Germany, 1 person is from Italy,2 are from ex-Yugoslavia, and 2 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -7.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.2%), with Finnish being second most common ( 0.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.3%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 391 speak German, 1 person speaks, Italian,
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