Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann facts for kids
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Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
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Wildhaus-Alt Sankt Johann
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Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | St. Gallen | |
District | Toggenburg | |
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• Total | 87.53 km2 (33.80 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) | |
Population
(Dec 2020 )
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• Total | 2,624 | |
• Density | 29.978/km2 (77.643/sq mi) | |
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Surrounded by | Amden, Grabs, Nesslau-Krummenau, Quarten, Stein, Walenstadt |
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2010 through the merger of Alt St. Johann and Wildhaus.
Demographics
The former municipalities that would become Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann had a combined population of 2,624 (as of December 2020).
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following table:
year | population (Alt St. Johann) |
population (Wildhaus) |
population total |
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1850 | 1,623 | 1,163 | 2,786 |
1900 | 1,504 | 1,096 | 2,600 |
1950 | 1,434 | 1,150 | 2,584 |
2000 | 1,453 | 1,278 | 2,731 |
Weather
Wildhaus has an average of 157 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 1,640 mm (65 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Wildhaus receives an average of 202 mm (8.0 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 14.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 15.8, but with only 199 mm (7.8 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is October with an average of 100 mm (3.9 in) of precipitation over 14.7 days.
Heritage sites of national significance
The paleolithic cave, Wildenmannlisloch in Alt St. Johann and the birthplace of the Reformer Huldrych Zwingli at Lisighus 167 in Wildhaus are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.