Waldkirch, St. Gallen
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The Gasthaus Kreuz in Waldkirch
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 9°17′E / 47.467°N 9.283°ECoordinates: 47°28′N 9°17′E / 47.467°N 9.283°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
| District | St. Gallen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Franz Müller | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.29 km2 (12.08 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,519 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 9205 | |
| SFOS number | 3444 | |
| Surrounded by | Andwil, Bischofszell (TG), Gaiserwald, Gossau, Häggenschwil, Hauptwil-Gottshaus (TG), Niederbüren, Wittenbach | |
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Waldkirch is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Waldkirch has an area, as of 2006[update], of 31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi). Of this area, 63.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Church Argent roofed Gules windowed and with a clock Sable between two Pine Trees Vert on a Base of the same.
This is an example of canting with the trees German: Wald and the church German: Kirch symbolizing the municipal name.
Waldkirch has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,519. As of 2007[update], about 6.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 21 are from Germany, 16 are from Italy, 64 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 17 are from Austria, and 40 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.9%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.1%) and Albanian being third ( 0.9%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 2,914 speak German, 14 people speak French, 5 people speak Italian, and 1 person speaks Romansh.
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