Lichtensteig

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Lichtensteig is a small historic town in the canton of St. Gallen in northeastern Switzerland, known for its well-preserved old town and picturesque setting in the Toggenburg region.

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Lichtensteig canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeStatus political municipality in the canton of St. Gallen
area approximately 2.8 square kilometres
canton St. Gallen NERFINISHED
coatOfArms municipal coat of arms of Lichtensteig NERFINISHED
coordinateLocation 47.323° N, 9.088° E
country Switzerland
district Wahlkreis Toggenburg NERFINISHED
elevation approximately 630 metres above sea level
governingBody municipal council of Lichtensteig
hasCulturalEvent local markets and town festivals
hasEconomicActivity regional tourism
small-scale commerce and services
hasHeritageStatus site of national significance
hasLandmark Catholic church of Lichtensteig NERFINISHED
Reformed church of Lichtensteig NERFINISHED
historic town hall
hasOldTown compact medieval street layout
hasRailwayStation Lichtensteig railway station NERFINISHED
hasWebsite https://www.lichtensteig.ch
heritageInventory Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance NERFINISHED
heritageType historic market town
historicTownRights medieval origin
knownFor picturesque setting in the Toggenburg region
well-preserved historic old town
locatedIn Alpine foothills
Toggenburg region NERFINISHED
northeastern Switzerland
locatedOn Thur river valley NERFINISHED
municipalityCode 3373
neighboringMunicipality Bütschwil-Ganterschwil NERFINISHED
Ebnat-Kappel NERFINISHED
Krummenau NERFINISHED
Oberhelfenschwil NERFINISHED
Wattwil NERFINISHED
officialLanguage German
partOf Wahlkreis Toggenburg administrative district NERFINISHED
population approximately 2000 inhabitants
postalCode 9620
primaryLocalDialect Swiss German NERFINISHED
railwayLine Bodensee–Toggenburg line NERFINISHED
Wil–Ebnat-Kappel line NERFINISHED
region Eastern Switzerland NERFINISHED
river Thur NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED
vehicleRegistrationCode SG

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Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland hasTwinTown Lichtensteig
subject surface form: Rolle
Toggenburg contains Lichtensteig
district of Toggenburg capital Lichtensteig
district of Toggenburg contains Lichtensteig
Toggenburg valley hasSettlement Lichtensteig