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Steinach, Switzerland

Steinach
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Coat of arms of Steinach
Coat of arms
Steinach is located in Switzerland
Steinach
Steinach
Steinach is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Steinach
Steinach
Coordinates: 47°30′N 9°26′E / 47.500°N 9.433°E / 47.500; 9.433Coordinates: 47°30′N 9°26′E / 47.500°N 9.433°E / 47.500; 9.433
Country Switzerland
Canton St. Gallen
District Rorschach
Government
 • Mayor Roland Brändli
Area
 • Total 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Elevation 400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (Dec 2016)
 • Total 3,568
 • Density 800/km2 (2,100/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
Website www.steinach.ch
SFSO statistics

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, 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 2016) of 3,568. As of 2007, about 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000), 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) 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), 2,606 speak German, 11 people speak French, 63 people speak Italian, and 6 people speak Romansh.


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