Mels

Mels is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the , canton of St. Gallen, .
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  • Type: Village with 6,230 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH3293” and “Mels SG”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sargans railway station and Sargans Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Noebu, CC BY 3.0.
is a railway station in , in the canton of . It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line and eastern terminus of the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans line. It is served by local, regional, and long-distance trains.

Castle
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a castle in the municipality of of the in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Peak
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The is a 1,830 metres high mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Rhine Valley above , in the , Switzerland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sargans and Wangs.

Photo: Zjtaylor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
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is a village.

Village
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is a former Weiler of , located in the municipality of . is situated 6 km east of Mels.

Mels

Latitude
47.0467° or 47° 2′ 48″ north
Longitude
9.4193° or 9° 25′ 10″ east
Population
6,230
Elevation
1,579 metres (5,180 feet)
Open location code
8FVF2CW9+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289420590
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7286481
Wiki­data ID
Q67027
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Mels” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Mels”
  • Breton: “Mels”
  • Catalan: “Mels”
  • Cebuano: “Mels (munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Mels”
  • Chinese: “默尔斯”
  • Chinese: “默爾斯”
  • Czech: “Mels”
  • Dutch: “Mels”
  • Esperanto: “Mels”
  • French: “Mels SG”
  • French: “Mels”
  • German: “Mels SG”
  • German: “Mels”
  • Hungarian: “Mels”
  • Irish: “Mels”
  • Italian: “Mels SG”
  • Italian: “Mels”
  • Japanese: “メルス”
  • Kazakh: “Мельс”
  • Latin: “Meilis”
  • Lombard: “Mels”
  • Malay: “Mels”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mels”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mels”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Mels”
  • Piemontese: “Mels”
  • Polish: “Mels (Szwajcaria)”
  • Polish: “Mels”
  • Portuguese: “Mels”
  • Romansh: “Mels”
  • Russian: “Мельс”
  • Serbian: “Мелс”
  • Slovenian: “Mels, Švica”
  • Spanish: “Mels”
  • Swedish: “Mels”
  • Swiss German: “Mels”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Mels”
  • Turkish: “Mels”
  • Ukrainian: “Мельс”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Mels”
  • Venetian: “Mels”
  • Volapük: “Mels”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Mels”
  • Welsh: “Mels”

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