St. Margrethen

St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen (left), Alter Rhein and Höchst (right)
Location of St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen
Coordinates: 47°27′N 9°38′E / 47.450°N 9.633°E / 47.450; 9.633
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictWahlkreis Rheintal
Government
  MayorReto Friedauer
Area
  Total
6.85 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total
5,886
  Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
9430
SFOS number3236
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
Surrounded byAu, Gaißau (AT-8), Höchst (AT-8), Lustenau (AT-8), Lutzenberg (AR), Rheineck, Walzenhausen (AR)
Websitestmargrethen.ch
SFSO statistics

St. Margrethen (Saint Margrethen/Sankt Margrethen) is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on the Swiss–Austrian border.