Amden
Amden is a municipality in See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Amden
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| Coordinates: 47°8′N 9°8′E / 47.133°N 9.133°ECoordinates: 47°8′N 9°8′E / 47.133°N 9.133°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | See-Gaster |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Markus Vogt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.48 km2 (16.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 999 m (3,278 ft) |
| Population (December 2017) | |
| • Total | 1,784 |
| • Density | 41.030/km2 (106.27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8873 |
| Localities | Arvenbüel, Brügg, Fli, Hinterbetlis, Vorderbetlis |
| Surrounded by | Alt St. Johann, Ebnat-Kappel, Filzbach (GL), Mühlehorn (GL), Nesslau-Krummenau, Obstalden (GL), Quarten, Schänis, Stein, Weesen |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Geography
Amden has an area of 43 square kilometres (17 square miles). It is on a terrace above the north shore of the Lake Walen. The Seerenbach Falls is in Amden. It is the highest waterfall in Switzerland.
Amden Media
Aerial view from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)
Restaurant Strahlegg in Betlis near the ruins
Parish church in Amden
References
Other websites
Media related to Amden at Wikimedia Commons
- Amden - Official website (in German)
- Amden - Official website (in English)
- Amden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
