What is the population of Mörschwil, St. Gallen?

Mörschwil has a population of approximately 3,116 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Mörschwil, St. Gallen located?

Mörschwil is located in St. Gallen, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.4676°, 9.4227°.

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Mörschwil

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Mörschwil

Total population

3,116

Elevation550 m

Land area9.83 km²

Coordinates47.47°, 9.42°

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City facts

Elevation

550 m

Area

9.83 km²

Official website

www.moerschwil.ch

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Overview

Mörschwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

Mörschwil is first mentioned in 811 as Maurini vilare. In 1389 it was mentioned as Mörswile.

Geography

Mörschwil has an area, , of . Of this area, 59.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Rorschach Wahlkreis. It is located on the cantonal road from Rorschach to St. Gallen between the Steinach and Goldach rivers. It consists of the village of Mörschwil and many scattered hamlets and individual houses.

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Geography

Latitude

47.4676

Longitude

9.4227

Water area

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

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Notable people from here

Hieronymus Schurff

German jurist

Robert Curjel

German-Swiss architect

Paul Guldin

Swiss mathematician and astronomer

Charles Hug

Swiss illustrator and painter (1899-1979)

Georg Joachim Zollikofer

German theologian and philosopher (1730-1788)

Heinrich Greinacher

Swiss physicist (1880–1974)

Christoph Schappeler

German preacher

Arnold Koller

member of the Swiss Federal Council

Karl Kobelt

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1891-1968)

Kurt Furgler

Swiss politician (1924-2008)

Paul Grüninger

Swiss Righteous Among the Nations, police captain and soccer player (1891-1972)

Othmar

monk and priest

Peter Maag

Swiss conductor (1919–2001)

Pius Segmüller

Commander of the Swiss Guard

Paola del Medico

Swiss singer

Joachim Vadian

Swiss physician and humanist (1484-1551)

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Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 3214
Population (Wikidata): 3,585
Wikidata: Q66334

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

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• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771