Wildhaus
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| Coordinates: 47°12′N 9°21′E / 47.200°N 9.350°ECoordinates: 47°12′N 9°21′E / 47.200°N 9.350°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
| District | Wahlkreis Toggenburg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Rolf Züllig | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 34.43 km2 (13.29 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,095 m (3,593 ft) | |
| Population (December 2008) | ||
| • Total | 1,209 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 9658 | |
| SFOS number | 3357 | |
| Surrounded by | Alt Sankt Johann, Gams, Grabs, Hundwil (AR), Nesslau-Krummenau, Rüte (AI), Schwende (AI), Sennwald | |
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Wildhaus is a village and former municipality in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, since 2010 by merger with Alt St. Johann part of the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann.
The reformer Huldrych Zwingli was born in Wildhaus in 1484. His birth house can still be visited.
Wildhaus has an area, as of 2006[update], of 34.4 km2 (13.3 sq mi). Of this area, 50.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The village is located on Wildhaus Pass (1,090 m (3,580 ft)) from Gams, in the Rhine valley, to Unterwasser in Toggenburg between the Churfirsten peaks and Säntis. The ski slopes above Wildhaus, Unterwasser and Alt St. Johann on the Churfirsten ranges reach 2,262 m (7,421 ft).
The municipalities of Alt St. Johann and Wildhaus merged into the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann on 1 January 2010.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent an Ibex Sable on a Stone proper between two Pine Trees Vert issuant from a Base of the last.
Wildhaus has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 1,209, of which about 11.1% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 20 are from Germany, 3 are from Italy, 77 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 7 are from Austria, 5 are from Turkey, and 55 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -8.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (91.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.8%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 1,157 speak German, 5 people speak French, 2 people speak Italian, and 3 people speak Romansh.
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