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Jonschwil
St. Gallenvillage
Total population
3,134
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Jonschwil, a village in St. Gallen, Switzerland, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 47.423°, 9.087° situate Jonschwil in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 3,134. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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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 · Magnoliopsida11,650
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta10,592
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia9,793
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida7,679
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta7,427
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida6,600
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta5,884
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta5,152
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
- Unterrindal1 mi away
- Bazenheid1.2 mi away
- Schwarzenbach SG1.4 mi away · pop. 240
- Oberstetten1.7 mi away · pop. 112
- Oberuzwil1.7 mi away · pop. 5,521
- Oberrindal1.8 mi away
- Algetshausen1.9 mi away · pop. 591
- Niederstetten2 mi away · pop. 140
- Lütisburg2 mi away · pop. 1,395
- Tufertschwil2.1 mi away
- Kirchberg SG2.3 mi away · pop. 7,904
- Uzwil2.4 mi away · pop. 4,465
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 3405
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,773
- Wikidata
- Q65816
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771