Wartau

Wartau is a municipality in the of the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. The municipality consists of a number of villages on the eastern flank of the , along the left shore of the Alpine Rhine.
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  • Type: Locality with 5,300 residents
  • Description: municipality in the Werdenberg region in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • Also known as: CH3276” and “Wartau SG
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gutenberg Castle and Magletsch.

Castle
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is an intact castle in the municipality of , , the southern-most municipality in the country. Gutenberg is one of the five castles of the principality and one of two that have survived intact until the present day.

Museum
is a museum.

Sports venue
FC Balzers is a football team based in . They currently compete in the 2. Liga Interregional, the fifth tier of Swiss football. Balzers play at which is situated right next to the Rhine next to the border with where the town of lies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balzers and Sargans.

is a municipality and village located in southern . In 2024, the village had a population of 4,806. The main part of the village is situated along the east bank of the Rhine.

is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in . is known for its , which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291.

Village
is the third largest municipality in . It contains several historic churches dating from the fifteenth century. It also has a weaving mill from 1863 that is considered a historical monument. The population is around 5,275. is situated 4½ km northeast of Wartau.

Wartau

Latitude
47.0833° or 47° 5′ north
Longitude
9.4833° or 9° 29′ east
Population
5,300
Elevation
477 metres (1,565 feet)
Open location code
8FVF3FMM+88
Geo­Names ID
2658049
Wiki­data ID
Q66788
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Wartau” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Վարտաու
  • Basque: Wartau
  • Breton: Wartau
  • Catalan: Wartau
  • Cebuano: Wartau
  • Chinese: 瓦陶
  • Czech: Wartau
  • Dutch: Wartau
  • Esperanto: Azmoos
  • Esperanto: Fontnas
  • Esperanto: Gretschins
  • Esperanto: Malans SG
  • Esperanto: Matug
  • Esperanto: Murris
  • Esperanto: Oberschan
  • Esperanto: Plattis
  • Esperanto: Trübbach
  • Esperanto: Wartau
  • Esperanto: Wartaŭ
  • Esperanto: Weite
  • French: Wartau SG
  • French: Wartau
  • German: Wartau SG
  • German: Wartau
  • Hungarian: Wartau
  • Irish: Wartau
  • Italian: Wartau SG
  • Italian: Wartau
  • Japanese: ヴァルタウ
  • Kazakh: Вартау
  • Lombard: Wartau
  • Macedonian: Вартау
  • Malay: Wartau
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wartau
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Wartau
  • Occitan (post 1500): Wartau
  • Piemontese: Wartau
  • Polish: Wartau
  • Portuguese: Wartau
  • Romansh: Wartau
  • Russian: Вартау
  • Spanish: Wartau
  • Swedish: Wartau
  • Swiss German: Wartau
  • Tosk Albanian: Wartau
  • Turkish: Wartau
  • Ukrainian: Вартау
  • Upper Sorbian: Wartau
  • Uzbek: Vartau
  • Uzbek: Wartau
  • Uzbek: Вартау
  • Venetian: Wartau
  • Volapük: Wartau
  • Waray (Philippines): Wartau
  • Welsh: Wartau

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Psychiatrie-Zentrum Werdenberg-Sarganserland and Balzers Heliport.

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