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Quarten

Quarten is a municipality in Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is above Lake Walen and is divided into villages: Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quarten, Quinten, Mols, Murg, and Tannenbodenalp.

Municipality in Switzerland
Quinten2.jpg
Coat of arms of Quarten
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°6′N 9°14′E / 47.100°N 9.233°E / 47.100; 9.233Coordinates: 47°6′N 9°14′E / 47.100°N 9.233°E / 47.100; 9.233
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSarganserland
Government
 • MayorBalz Manhart
Area
 • Total61.90 km2 (23.90 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (December 2017)
 • Total2,877
 • Density46.478/km2 (120.378/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8877 Murg
8878 Quinten
8882 Unterterzen
8883 Quarten
8884 Oberterzen
8885 Mols
LocalitiesQuarten, Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols SG, Murg SG, Tannenbodenalp, Flums-Grossberg
Surrounded byAlt St. Johann, Amden, Engi (GL), Flums, Mühlehorn (GL), Obstalden (GL), Sool (GL), Walenstadt
Websitewww.quarten.ch
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Gallery

  • Quinten

  • Unterterzen

  • Murg, view to a street with lake (the Lake Walen) in background

  • Unterterzen, town hall in the street

  • Mols church: the Saint Anthony of Padua Church

Quarten Media

  • Blick auf Quinten und Murg (Gemeinde Quarten, Kanton St. Gallen, Schweiz) vom Leistkamm

  • Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

References

Other websites

  Media related to Quarten at Wikimedia Commons


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