The view on the city from the nearby hills. The St. Gallen University is in the foreground, the Abbey of St. Gall is visible above

St. Gallen (Sankt Gallen; French Saint-Gall) is the capital of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall founded in the 7th century. Nowadays it is a large cosmopolitan city with good transport links to the rest of the country and to neighbouring Germany. The population is around 74,867 (November 2003).

Gustav Adolf, former king of Sweden, spent the last years of his life in St. Gallen, and finally died there in 1837.

Notable buildings include:

• Abbey of St. Gall

The distinguished University of St. Gallen, Swiss member of the Community of European Managament Schools

Geography

St. Gallen is situated near the north-eastern central part of Switzerland.

Transportation

The A1 motorway links St. Gallen with St. Margrethen, Zürich, Bern and Geneva.

External Links

Official Website (http://www.stadt.sg.ch)

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