Sargans
Sargans | |
|---|---|
Location of Sargans | |
| Coordinates: 47°02′N 9°26′E / 47.033°N 9.433°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Wahlkreis Sarganserland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jörg Tanner |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.48 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 6,134 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7320 |
| SFOS number | 3296 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Balzers (LI), Fläsch (GR), Mels, Vilters-Wangs, Wartau |
| Website | sargans SFSO statistics |
Sargans is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Sargans is known for its castle, which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Sargans was also a County of the Holy Roman Empire; see County of Sargans.