St. Margrethen
municipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
St. Margrethen (Sankt Margrethen, German pronunciation: [zaŋkt maʁˈɡʁeːtən], lit. 'Saint Margrethen') is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on the Swiss–Austrian border.
Geography
St. Margrethen has an area, as of 2006, of 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 28.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 34.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
It is located west of the Alpine Rhine, south of the Alter Rhein (old Rhine), and close to Lake Constance (Bodensee). The municipality borders the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden to the south, and Austria to the north and east.
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