Wil (SG)

Wil is a town and political municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It has a small-town character and is an important center for the west of the canton, lower Toggenburg and Hinterthurgau.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lidl Arena and Wil railway station.

Lidl Arena

Stadium

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Lidl Arena is located in the city of Wil in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen and is the home ground of the football club FC Wil and the American football franchise Helvetic Mercenaries.

Wil railway station

Railway station

Wil railway station

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Wil railway station, or Wil SG railway station, is a railway station in Wil, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It sits at the junction of three standard-gauge railway lines: Wil–Kreuzlingen, St.

Wil Tower

Scenic viewpoint

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The Wil Tower is a wooden observation tower which was built in the forest of Wil in Switzerland by Julius Natterer. The tower site is located some 747 metres above sea level.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bronschhofen and Rickenbach.

Bronschhofen

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bronschhofen is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It merged into Wil on 1 January 2013.

Rickenbach

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rickenbach is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Wil (SG)

Type: Locality with 24,200 residents
Also known as: “CH3427”
Location: Wil Electoral District, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.4757° or 47° 28′ 33″ north

Longitude

9.0518° or 9° 3′ 6″ east

Population

24,200

Elevation

651 metres (2,136 feet)

Open location code

8FVFF3G2+7P

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