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Sennwald

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Sennwald

Total population

4,484

Elevation441 m
Land area41.53 km²
Coordinates47.26°, 9.50°

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

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City facts

Elevation
441 m
Area
41.53 km²
Official website
www.sennwald.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sennwald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

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History & geography

Geography

Sennwald has an area, , of . Of this area, 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

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Geography

Latitude
47.2615
Longitude
9.5038
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
285,984
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Indian Balsam
    Impatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida
    8,255
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    4,654
  • Meadow Brown
    Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    3,784
  • Small Tortoiseshell
    Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    2,161
  • Canadian Goldenrod
    Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    2,071
  • Common Blue
    Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
    1,991
  • Early Goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Giant goldenrod
    Solidago gigantea Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    1,902
  • Small Emerald Damselfly
    Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825) · Insecta
    1,675

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
132
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2009-01-04

Most recent

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,240

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
135
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sennwald

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

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr
3274
Population (Wikidata)
5,592
Wikidata
Q69393

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771