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Sargans, Sargans, Wahlkreis Sarganserland, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland


Alternative Names:Sargans, Senegaunis, ZKA, Zargans, sa gan si, srgan, Đ—Đ°Ń€ĐłĐ°ĐœŃ, ŰłŰ±ÚŻŰ§Ù†, è–©ç”˜æ–Ż
Type:Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Region:Sargans, Wahlkreis Sarganserland, Kanton St. Gallen, Switzerland
Latitude:47° 2' 56" N
Longitude:9° 26' 27" E
Lat/Long (dec):47.04896,9.44103
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Population:5,045 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:2658793
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2658793:4
GUID:0
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland47° 3' 27" N9° 27' 4" E1.2km (0.8 miles)
Schollberg limestone quarry, TrĂŒbbach, Wartau, Werdenberg, St. Gallen, Switzerland47° 4' 5" N9° 28' 12" E3.1km (1.9 miles)
TrĂŒbbach, Wartau, Werdenberg, St. Gallen, Switzerland47° 4' 18" N9° 28' 42" E3.8km (2.4 miles)
Rappenstein seasonal stream valley, Triesen, Liechtenstein47° 4' 28" N9° 33' 16" E9.1km (5.6 miles)
Sarelli adit, Bad Ragaz, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland46° 58' 37" N9° 32' 23" E11.0km (6.8 miles)
Samina power station, Vaduz, Liechtenstein47° 7' 49" N9° 31' 29" E11.1km (6.9 miles)
Prod Alp (Prodalp), Flums, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland47° 4' 50" N9° 17' 21" E12.0km (7.5 miles)
Schlossweg, Vaduz, Liechtenstein47° 8' 29" N9° 31' 27" E12.1km (7.5 miles)
Naafkopf, Gamperdona valley, Nenzing, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria47° 3' 38" N9° 36' 25" E12.6km (7.9 miles)
Bettlerjoch, Schaan, Liechtenstein47° 4' 16" N9° 36' 47" E13.3km (8.2 miles)
Wolfjos, VĂ€ttis, PfĂ€fers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland46° 55' 48" N9° 27' 45" E13.3km (8.3 miles)
ChrĂŒzbachtobel, VĂ€ttis, PfĂ€fers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland46° 55' 18" N9° 25' 49" E14.2km (8.8 miles)
Sass-Stall, Schaan, Liechtenstein47° 6' 53" N9° 36' 13" E14.3km (8.9 miles)
Gnapperkopf Mine (Knappenkopf Mine), Calanda, VĂ€ttis, PfĂ€fers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland46° 55' 1" N9° 27' 59" E14.8km (9.2 miles)
Augstenberg (Tschingel), Gamperdona valley, Nenzing, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria47° 3' 6" N9° 38' 11" E14.8km (9.2 miles)
Lochezen mine, Walenstadt, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland47° 7' 49" N9° 16' 51" E15.1km (9.4 miles)
ZalimwĂ€nde, Nenzinger Himmel, Gamperdona valley, Nenzing, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria47° 3' 59" N9° 38' 30" E15.3km (9.5 miles)
VĂ€ttis, PfĂ€fers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland46° 54' 37" N9° 26' 25" E15.4km (9.6 miles)
Calfeisen Valley, Tamina Valley (VĂ€ttis Valley), Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland46° 55' 15" N9° 21' 26" E15.6km (9.7 miles)
Ober Plattnerbode, Weisstannen Valley, Mels, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland46° 58' 39" N9° 15' 32" E15.9km (9.9 miles)
Augstchamm, Weisstannen Valley, Mels, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland46° 58' 42" N9° 15' 11" E16.3km (10.1 miles)
Strahleck, Nenzinger Himmel, Gamperdona valley, Nenzing, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria47° 4' 18" N9° 39' 19" E16.4km (10.2 miles)
Nenzinger Himmel, Gamperdona valley, Nenzing, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria47° 5' 26" N9° 39' 1" E16.5km (10.3 miles)
Gault, Haldensteiner Calanda, Calanda, Grisons, Switzerland46° 53' 59" N9° 28' 1" E16.7km (10.4 miles)
Calanda, VĂ€ttis, PfĂ€fers, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland46° 53' 59" N9° 28' 2" E16.7km (10.4 miles)
Haldensteiner Calanda, Calanda, Grisons, Switzerland46° 53' 59" N9° 28' 2" E16.7km (10.4 miles)
Mattlerjoch, Nenzing, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria47° 7' 55" N9° 37' 31" E16.7km (10.4 miles)
SchildwĂ€chter, Nenzinger Himmel, Gamperdona valley, Nenzing, Bludenz District, Vorarlberg, Austria47° 5' 18" N9° 39' 32" E17.1km (10.6 miles)
Drei Schwestern area (Three Sisters area), Planken, Liechtenstein47° 10' 32" N9° 34' 22" E17.2km (10.7 miles)
Tobelwald Alp, Murg Valley, Quarten, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland47° 5' 7" N9° 13' 5" E17.4km (10.8 miles)
06907400017272017758016.jpg
View of the Gonzen iron mining area, in 1908.

Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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View inside the spectacular Gonzen calcite cavity in 1965.

Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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View of the Gonzen iron mining area, in 1921.

Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
06907400017272017758016.jpg
View of the Gonzen iron mining area, in 1908.

Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
03626780017272077113262.jpg
View inside the spectacular Gonzen calcite cavity in 1965.

Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
06388470017272077116614.jpg
View of the Gonzen iron mining area, in 1921.

Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
06907400017272017758016.jpg
View of the Gonzen iron mining area, in 1908.

Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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View inside the spectacular Gonzen calcite cavity in 1965.

Gonzen Mine, Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Alps, Eurasian PlateAccretionary Complex
EuropeContinent
The Alps, EuropeMountain Range
SwitzerlandCountry
St. Gallen, SwitzerlandCanton
Sarganserland, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandDistrict
Sargans, Sarganserland, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandMunicipality

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Switzerland, Sankt Gallen223.16.0.0.0.0
Switzerland, Sankt Gallen, Sarganserland223.16.87.0.0.0
 
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