Wil
Wil (German pronunciation: [viːl]) is the capital of the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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View of old town with the Hof in the centre | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Wil | |
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| Coordinates: 47°28′N 9°03′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Wahlkreis Wil |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 5 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Susanne Hartmann CVP/PDC (as of March 2014) |
| • Parliament | Stadtparlament with 45 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 23,955 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9500 |
| SFOS number | 3427 |
| Surrounded by | Bronschhofen, Jonschwil, Münchwilen (TG), Rickenbach (TG), Sirnach (TG), Uzwil (SG), Wilen (TG), Zuzwil |
| Twin towns | Dobrzen Wielki (Poland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the cities of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, which is a twin city that merged in 2006. The municipality of Bronschhofen merged into Wil on 1 January 2013. After the merger the Community Identification Number changed from 3425 to 3427.
In 1984, Wil was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.
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