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Quarten
Unterterzen, Quarten
Unterterzen, Quarten
Coat of arms of Quarten
Coat of arms
Quarten is located in Switzerland
Quarten
Quarten
Quarten is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Quarten
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, 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).


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