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Lichtensteig
St. Gallenvillage
Total population
1,900
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lichtensteig is a village in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (47.323°, 9.087°). The population stands at approximately 1,900. The latitude suggests 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. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Lichtensteig.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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
- Bunt0.5 mi away
- Dietfurt1.6 mi away
- Wattwil1.6 mi away · pop. 8,265
- Krinau1.8 mi away · pop. 278
- Brunnadern2.2 mi away · pop. 917
- Oberhelfenschwil2.5 mi away · pop. 1,456
- Ulisbach2.6 mi away
- Bütschwil2.8 mi away · pop. 3,550
- Libingen3.1 mi away
- Mogelsberg3.4 mi away · pop. 2,261
- Mosnang3.5 mi away · pop. 2,969
- Ganterschwil4 mi away · pop. 1,111
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Lichtensteig

Search results from Open Library.
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
- 3374
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,870
- Wikidata
- Q69274
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771