Map of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

Sankt Gallen is the administrative centre of Saint Gallen, Switzerland, with a population of about 75,833. It lies at 47.4239°N, 9.3748°E. Sankt Gallen is about 155 km (96 mi) east of Bern, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Eschen, 26 km to the southeast.

Sankt Gallen at a glance

Where is Sankt Gallen?

• The 8th largest city in Switzerland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 27 min on the shortest day to 15 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sankt Gallen

• Eschen — 26 km southeast, Liechtenstein
• Friedrichshafen — 27 km north, Germany
• Feldkirch — 27 km southeast, Austria
• Dornbirn — 28 km east, Austria
• Konstanz — 30 km northwest, Germany
• Schaan — 31 km south, Liechtenstein
• Vaduz — 33 km south, Liechtenstein
• Triesen — 37 km south, Liechtenstein
• Balzers — 41 km south, Liechtenstein
• Ravensburg — 44 km northeast, Germany

Largest cities in Saint Gallen

• Rapperswil — 34,776

Largest cities in Switzerland

• Zürich — 415,367
• Geneva — 201,741
• Basel — 177,595
• Lausanne — 139,111
• Bern — 121,631
• Winterthur — 111,840
• Lucerne — 81,691
• Lugano — 63,185
• Biel/Bienne — 55,120
• Thun — 43,723

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.