Quarten

Quarten is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, above Lake Walensee. Besides Quarten itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols, Murg, and parts of Tannenbodenalp.

Quarten
Unterterzen, Quarten
Location of Quarten
Quarten
Quarten
Coordinates: 47°6′N 9°14′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictSarganserland
Government
  MayorErich Zoller AfD
Area
  Total61.90 km2 (23.90 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total2,937
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8883
SFOS number3295
LocalitiesQuarten, Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quinten, Mols SG, Murg SG, Tannenbodenalp, Flums-Grossberg
Surrounded byAlt Sankt Johann, Amden, Engi (GL), Flums, Mühlehorn (GL), Obstalden (GL), Sool (GL), Walenstadt
Websitewww.quarten.ch
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