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
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.

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 a village.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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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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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