What is St. Gallen?
{{about|the [[city]] in [[Switzerland]]|the Swiss [[cantons of Switzerland|canton]] with the same name|St. Gallen (canton)}} [[File:Sankt Gallen.jpg|thumb|200px|St. Gallen]] [[File:CHE St. Gallen COA.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''St. Gallen''' is a [[city]] in the eastern part of [[Switzerland]]. It is near [[Lake Constance]]. St. Gallen is the [[capital (city)|capital]] of the [[cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[St. Gallen (canton)|St. Gallen]]. The city was founded as a [[monastery]] by the [[Ireland|Irish]] [[monk]] Gallus in the [[7th century]]. In the [[Middle Ages]] a [[city]] grew around the monastery. The role of the monastery (and the city) was very important in the Middle Ages. One of the three remaining [[manuscripts]] of the ''[[Nibelungenlied]]'' are from the monastery of St. Gallen. Today, the monastery, with its library, and parts of the old town are classed as an [[UNESCO]] World Heritage site. The city is about 675 [[metre|meters]] above sea level and is in a part of Switzerland with many [[hill]]s. As of [[2004|2023]], 82'501 people lived in the city. The urban area has about 100,000 to 120,000 people. In the [[18th century|18th]] and [[19th century|19th]] [[century]] the city became known for its [[embroidery|embroideries]], which are still very well-known. Every three years, there is the ''St.Galler Kinderfest'' (Children's festival). This is a large representation of the primary (and some secondary) schools in the city. It's usually in early summer. The city also has an [[university]], which is known for its courses in [[economics]], and (to a lesser extent), law. In Switzerland, the city is also known for ''St.Galler [[Bratwurst]]'', and a [[fair]] centered around [[agriculture]], held once a year, in [[autumn]]. That fair is called [[OLMA]] (''Ostschweizerische Land- und Milchwirtschaftsausstellung'', roughly translates to ''Exhibition of agriculture and milk economics of eastern Switzerland''). In early summer there is also an open-air rock festival. Its called [[Open-Air St.Ga