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Bichwil
St. Gallenvillage
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bichwil is a village located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of 47.420°, 9.137° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Indian BalsamImpatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida16,020
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida8,034
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida7,217
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta6,732
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta5,380
- Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida3,972
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta3,749
- Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta3,365
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2026-04-264 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
- M 3.5 — 2024-06-271 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
- M 4 — 2020-10-255 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
- M 3.8 — 2018-02-014 km N of Innerbraz, Austria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in St. Gallen
- Stolzenberg0.7 mi away · pop. 63
- Riggenschwil0.8 mi away
- Oberuzwil0.9 mi away · pop. 5,521
- Oberrindal1.2 mi away
- Uzwil1.2 mi away · pop. 4,465
- Watt1.3 mi away
- Wilen1.3 mi away
- Niederuzwil1.7 mi away · pop. 5,749
- Niederglatt1.8 mi away
- Algetshausen2.3 mi away · pop. 591
- Unterrindal2.3 mi away
- Flawil2.3 mi away · pop. 9,320
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org