St. Gallen

St. Gallen (Sankt Gallen; French Saint-Gall; Italian San Gallo) is the capital of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall founded in the 7th century. Nowadays it is a large cosmopolitan city with good transport links to the rest of the country and to neighbouring Germany and Austria .

Related Topics:
Canton of St. Gallen - Switzerland - Hermitage - Saint Gall - Germany - Austria

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Gustav Adolf, former king of Sweden, spent the last years of his life in St. Gallen, and finally died there in 1837.

Related Topics:
Gustav Adolf - Sweden

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Notable buildings include:

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• Abbey of St. Gall
• University of St. Gallen, Swiss member of the Community of European Managament Schools
 
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