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Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
Wildhaus-Alt Sankt Johann
Wildhaus-Alt Sankt Johann
Coat of arms of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
Coat of arms
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann is located in Switzerland
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
Location in Switzerland
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
Location in Canton of St. Gallen
Country Switzerland
Canton St. Gallen
District Toggenburg
Area
 • Total 87.53 km2 (33.80 sq mi)
Elevation
895 m (2,936 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 2,624
 • Density 29.978/km2 (77.643/sq mi)
Postal code
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.

ETH-BIB-Wildhaus-LBS H1-016590
Aerial view (1954)

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
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.

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