- Walenstadt
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Walenstadt
municipality_name = Walenstadt
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Walenstadt-coat of arms.svg
pixel_coa =
languages = German
canton = St. Gallen
iso-code-region = CH-SG
district = Wahlkreis Sarganserland
lat_d=47|lat_m=07|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=19|long_EW=E
postal_code = 8880
municipality_code =
area = 45.75
elevation = 425|elevation_description=
population = 4749|populationof = January 2005 | popofyear = 2005
website = www.walenstadt.ch
mayor = Werner Schnider |mayor_asof=2008|mayor_party=
mayor_title = Gemeindepräsident |list_of_mayors =
places =
demonym =
neighboring_municipalities=Alt Sankt Johann ,Flums ,Grabs ,Quarten ,Sevelen ,Wartau
twintowns = |Walenstadt is a municipality in the "Wahlkreis" (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in
Switzerland . It is located onLake Walen (also known as "Lake Walenstadt").Lime glacial erratic show that the
Seez valley ("Seeztal") was 1000 m high covered with ice druing the last ice age. As the ice began to melt, wild brooks arise. The south side from theChurfirsten falls almost vertical.The community Walenstadt is divided in five towns: Walenstadt, Walenstadtberg, Knoblisbühl, Berschis and Tscherlach. In Walenstadtberg is a famous building: The "Paxmal", bulit by Karl Bickel. All towns are linked by a public transport bus system. Walenstadt has a rail station.
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