Bütschwil
former municipality of Switzerland in St. Gallen
Bütschwil was a municipality in Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the municipalities Bütschwil and Ganterschwil joined together to become the new municipality called Bütschwil-Ganterschwil.[1]
Bütschwil | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bütschwil  | |
  Bütschwil  Bütschwil | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′N 9°4′E / 47.350°N 9.067°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Toggenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karl Brändle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.79 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Sedelberg) | 942 m (3,091 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2011) | |
| • Total | 3,365 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9606 |
| SFOS number | 3391 |
| Surrounded by | Ganterschwil, Krinau, Lichtensteig, Lütisburg, Mosnang, Oberhelfenschwil, Wattwil |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
References
change- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
Other websites
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Media related to Bütschwil at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Bütschwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
