- Schmerikon
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Schmerikon
municipality_name = Schmerikon
municipality_type = Gemeinde
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languages = German
canton = St. Gallen
iso-code-region = CH-SG
district = Wahlkreis See-Gaster
lat_d=47|lat_m=14|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=57|long_EW=E
postal_code = 8716
municipality_code = 3338
area = 4.15
elevation = 408|elevation_description=
population = 3262|populationof = January 2004 | popofyear = 2004
website = www.schmerikon.ch
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neighboring_municipalities= Eschenbach,Jona ,Tuggen (SZ),Uznach
twintowns = |Schmerikon is a municipality in the "Wahlkreis" (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in
Switzerland .It is located on the north bank of the
lake of Zurich and has a population of about 3,300 (in2003 ). There are just over 1300 households in Schmerikon. In the localSwiss German dialect it is called "Schmerike".The area is 4.15km², a large part of which is forest. An area is natural reserve, particularly along the lake shore. The municipality is located at 408 meters above sea- level.
This town is regionally famous for its local bakery, Tschirky's, for which people travel up to 30 minutes by train to visit.
The main train that stops at Schmerikon is the Voralpen Inter-regional Express, which is commonly used as the second train when people wish to travel from Zurich to Schmerikon with a change at
Rapperswil .The main bank in this small town is "Bank Linth". The two main supermarkets are both located a 5 minute walk away from the train station, which is also the town centre.
For entertainment, youths generally travel 5 minutes by train to Uznach, where there is a cinema. If people wish to go out, there are many fancy restaurants (such as Terra Kota) and many popular fast food stalls such as the Schmerikon
Kebab .External links
* [http://www.schmerikon.ch/ Official Page] (German)
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