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Coordinates: 47°28′N 9°03′E

Wil
Canton St. Gallen
District Wahlkreis Wil
Coordinates  47°28′N 9°03′E
Population 16,745   (January 2004)
Area 7.62 km²
Elevation 571 m
Postal code 9500
SFOS number 3425
Mayor Bruno Gähwiler (CVP)
Website www.stadtwil.ch
Twin towns Dobrzen Wielki (Poland)
Wil (Switzerland)
Wil
Wil

Wil is the capital of the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

It has a population of 16,745. Towards the end of 2006 population has surpassed the number of 17,000 according to local authorities. Wil is the third largest city in the Canton of St. Gallen, after the city of St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona, a twin city that merged in 2006.

It is a railway node, being located on the train line from Zürich-Winterthur to St. Gallen and connected with lines to Frauenfeld, Weinfelden-Konstanz and Wattwil - Nesslau (Toggenburg) or Rapperswil.

The city is close to the border with the Canton of Thurgau.

In 1984, Wil was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.

Old town of Wil
Old town of Wil


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Municipalities in the district of Wil, Switzerland

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