Degersheim

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Degersheim

Total population

3,952

Coordinates47.37°, 9.20°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Degersheim is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jakob Künzler

Swiss pharmacist and author, witness to the Armenian Genocide (1871–1949)

Simon Bodenmann

Swiss ice hockey player

J

Jakob Alder

Swiss composer (1915-2004)

J

Johannes Müller

Swiss painter (1806-1897)

P

Philipp Langenegger

Swiss actor

Stefan Signer

Swiss composer

U

Ulrich Alder

Swiss composer (1922-2014)

Walter Alder

Swiss composer

W

Walter Klarer

(1500-1567)

A

Armin Brunner

Joseph Frehner

(1815-1876)

D

Daniel Meier

Swiss ice hockey player

Janine Alder

Swiss ice hockey player

F

Fritz Frischknecht

Swiss painter

Michael Schiess

F

Fabrice Göldi

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in St. Gallen

• Wolfertswil
  1.6 mi away
• Dicken
  2.5 mi away
• Flawil
  2.9 mi away · pop. 9,320
• Mogelsberg
  3.1 mi away · pop. 2,261
• Wald
  3.3 mi away
• Gossau SG
  3.7 mi away · pop. 17,827
• Riggenschwil
  3.7 mi away
• Sankt Peterzell
  4 mi away · pop. 1,256
• Niederglatt
  4.2 mi away
• Brunnadern
  4.2 mi away · pop. 917
• Oberhelfenschwil
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,456
• Watt
  4.4 mi away

Browse all places in St. Gallen →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Amber Wood Cockroach

Ectobius vittiventris

Seen 2026-10-14

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-10-14

Dog-rose

Rosa canina

Seen 2026-10-14

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Seen 2026-10-12

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Seen 2026-10-12

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-10-12

Giant Polypore

Meripilus giganteus

Seen 2026-10-11

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Seen 2026-10-11

witch's butter

Tremella mesenterica

Seen 2026-10-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers