Steinach, St. Gallen
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| Coordinates: 47°30′N 9°26′E / 47.500°N 9.433°ECoordinates: 47°30′N 9°26′E / 47.500°N 9.433°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
| District | Rorschach | |
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| • Mayor | Roland Brändli | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,519 | |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 9323 | |
| SFOS number | 3217 | |
| Surrounded by | Arbon (TG), Berg, Horn (TG), Kressbronn am Bodensee (DE-BW), Langenargen (DE-BW), Mörschwil, Nonnenhorn (DE-BY), Tübach | |
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Steinach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Steinach has an area, as of 2006[update], of 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 63.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Wolf rampant Azure langued and armed Gules.
Steinach has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,519. As of 2007[update], about 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 69 are from Germany, 113 are from Italy, 210 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 47 are from Austria, 63 are from Turkey, and 74 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 17.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (89.9%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Italian being third ( 2.2%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 2,606 speak German, 11 people speak French, 63 people speak Italian, and 6 people speak Romansh.
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