What is Canton of St. Gallen?
[[File:Swiss Canton Map SG.png|thumb|St. Gallen in Switzerland]] [[File:Coat of arms of canton of St. Gallen.svg|right|90px]] '''St. Gallen''' is a [[cantons of Switzerland|canton]] in [[Switzerland]]. St. Gallen is in the north-east corner of Switzerland. North of St. Gallen is the canton [[Thurgau]]. West of St. Gallen is [[Zürich Canton|Zürich]]. South of St. Gallen is [[Schwyz]], [[Glarus (canton)|Glarus]], and [[Graubünden]]. East of St. Gallen are the countries [[Austria]] and [[Liechtenstein]]. The cantons [[Appenzell Innerrhoden]] and [[Appenzell Ausserrhoden]] are inside the canton St. Gallen (the canton St.Gallen sourrounds them). St. Gallen has been a Swiss canton since [[1803]]. St. Gallen is near ''[[Lake Constance]]''. At the south of St. Gallen there are big mountains over 3000m high. The best known mountain in St. Gallen is the ''Säntis'', which is 2503m high. At the east of St. Gallen there is the [[river]] ''[[Rhine]]''. The people in St. Gallen speak [[german language|German]]. There are about 455,000 people ([[2002]]) in the canton St. Gallen. It has an area of 2,026 km². The biggest town in St. Gallen is the town with the same name ''[[St. Gallen]]''. There are 70,000 people in the town St. Gallen. == Other websites == * [http://www.sg.ch Official website of the government of St. Gallen] {{switzerland}} {{commonscat|Canton of St. Gallen}} {{switzerland-stub}} [[Category:Canton of St. Gallen| ]] [[Category:1803 establishments]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Switzerland]] [[Category:1800s establishments in Europe]]