What is the population of Widnau, St. Gallen?

Widnau has a population of approximately 9,220 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Widnau, St. Gallen located?

Widnau is located in St. Gallen, Switzerland, at approximate coordinates 47.4053°, 9.6356°.

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Widnau

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Widnau

Total population

9,220

Elevation405 m

Land area4.22 km²

Coordinates47.41°, 9.64°

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

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City facts

Elevation

405 m

Area

4.22 km²

Official website

www.widnau.ch

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Widnau is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

History & geography

History

In 1883 the municipality was created when it separated from Diepoldsau.

Geography

Widnau has an area, , of . Of this area, 34.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 59.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). It is on the Austrian border and has a border crossing via the Wiesenrainbrücke, a bridge over the Rhine. This road bridge also carries a track of the International Rhine Regulation Railway, a now preserved rail line formerly used in the management of the Rhine.

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Geography

Latitude

47.4053

Longitude

9.6356

Water area

—

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Ewald Stadler

Austrian politician, MEP

Norbert Loacker

Austrian writer

Hans Oesch

Swiss musicologist (1926-1992)

Wendel Langenegger

Swiss journalist and archivist (1912-2005)

Adolf Vallaster

Austrian author

Armin Niederer

Swiss freestyle skier

Otto Ender

Austrian chancellor, politician and lawyer (1875-1960)

Erwin Bischofberger

Swedish priest and theologian

Werner Stumm

Swiss geochemist (1924–1999)

Rudolf Kopf

Austrian politician (1890-1971)

Gabriel Walser

Swiss historian, parson and geographer

Norbert Kopf

German architect (1923–2016)

Austrian politician (1912-2005)

Jennifer Hohl

Olympic cyclist

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

Elevation

1,339 ft (408 m)

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.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

103

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Widnau, sourced from Wikidata.

Q39190054
sporting event
Oct 3, 1975

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Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 3238
Population (Wikidata): 9,616
Wikidata: Q65612

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Elevation
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771