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St. Gallen


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

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:

Geography

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

Transportation

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

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