The name and foundation of the town stem from the Irish missionary monk Gallus who founded a hermitage here around 612. 4 nights, 4 nightsBreakfast buffetSnacks & Drinks: daily inclusive water, coffee, tea & cake until... Price Information for "Bed’n’Bureau - St. Gallen - 4 for 3 offer". Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen", https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/fr/px-x-0102020000_201/-/px-x-0102020000_201.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=c5985c8d-66cd-446c-9a07-d8cc07276160, "Lebensqualität in den Städten und Agglomerationen (Agglo 2012): Demographischer Kontext", "Best European Business Schools In 2018, According To The Financial Times", "Zeittafel zur Geschichte der Abtei St. Gallen", Switzerland is yours.com-St. Gallen History, "Climate normals St. Gallen (Reference period 1981−2010)", Jahresberichte Umweltradioaktivität und Strahlendosen, "Ersatzwahl eines Mitglieds des Stadtrates, 2. The Stadtparlament of St. Gallen for the mandate period of 2017-2020. [20], The last regular election of the City Parliament was held on 25 September 2016 for the mandate period (German: Legislatur) from January 2017 to December 2020. A perfect plan for St Gallen. Top Places to Visit in St. Gallen, Switzerland: See Tripadvisor's 3,233 traveller reviews and photos of St. Gallen attractions. ], the population has grown at 4.4% per year. The "St. Gallen 2013" project aimed to improve local rail services, with infrastructure upgrades and new rolling stock. Helvetia Insurance is a major company headquartered in St. Gallen. The last regular election was held on 25 September and 27. It is one of the highest cities in Switzerland and thus receives abundant winter snow. Ulrich entered public affairs in the early 1460s and attained the various offices and honours that are available to a talented and ambitious man. He demonstrated fine qualities as field commander of the St. Gallen troops in the Burgundian Wars. One fifth of the population of the eastern part of Switzerland was involved with the textile industry. The home town of the renowned «Mummenschanz» theatre group offers a varied cultural offering with theatres and museums. [18], As of 2017[update], St. Gallen's City Council is made up of two representatives of the SP (Social Democratic Party), one member of the FDP (FDP.The Liberals, who is also the mayor), one of the GLP (Green Liberal Party), and one independent. By December 2013, S-Bahn services would run on six lines, at intervals of 15 to 30 minutes. 11,227 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 707 businesses in this sector. St.Gallen’s most famous landmark is its Baroque cathedral with the Abbey Library, which houses some 170,000 documents – in part hand-written and over a thousand years old.