 The former municipality is located in the See-Gaster "Wahlkreis" to the southwest of the Ricken Pass between the Linth valley and the Tweralspitz (elevation ).It consists of the village of St. Gallenkappel and the hamlets of Bezikon, Rüeterswil and Walde.The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Per pale Argent St. Gallus statant clad Sable holding a book Or and a crooked staff and haloed Gules and Azure a Chapel Argent windowed Sable and roofed Gules issuant from triple mount Vert."