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{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Wil
| municipality_name = Wil
| municipality_type = City
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| languages = German
| canton = St. Gallen
| iso-code-region = CH-SG
| district = [[Wil (Wahlkreis)|Wahlkreis Wil]]
| lat_d=47|lat_m=28|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=03|long_EW=E
| postal_code = 9500
| municipality_code = 3425
| area = 7.62
| elevation = 571|elevation_description=
| population = 17198|populationof = January 2007 | popofyear = 2007
| website = www.stadtwil.ch
| mayor = Bruno Gähwiler|mayor_asof=2008|mayor_party=CVP
| mayor_title = Stadtpräsident|list_of_mayors =
| places =
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| neighboring_municipalities= [[Bronschhofen]], [[Jonschwil]], [[Münchwilen, Thurgau|Münchwilen]] (TG), [[Rickenbach, Thurgau|Rickenbach]] (TG), [[Sirnach]] (TG), [[Uzwil]], [[Wilen]] (TG), [[Zuzwil, St. Gallen|Zuzwil]]
| twintowns = [[Dobrzeń Wielki|Dobrzen Wielki]] (Poland)
|}}
'''Wil''' is the capital of the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of [[Wil (Wahlkreis)|Wil]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[St. Gallen (canton)|St. Gallen]] in [[Switzerland]].
It has a population of 16,745. Towards the end of 2006 population has surpassed the number of 17,000 according to local authorities. Wil is the third largest city in the [[Canton of St. Gallen]], after the city of [[St. Gallen]] and [[Rapperswil-Jona]], a twin city that merged in 2006.
It is a railway node, being located on the train line from [[Zürich]]-[[Winterthur]] to [[St. Gallen]] and connected with lines to [[Frauenfeld]], [[Weinfelden]]-[[Konstanz]] and [[Wattwil]] - [[Nesslau]] ([[Toggenburg]]) or [[Rapes vile]].
The city is close to the border with the [[Canton of Thurgau]].
In [[1984]], Wil was awarded the [[Wakker Prize]] for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.
[[Image:Wil Altstadt 8375.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Old town of Wil]]
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==External links==
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*http://www.stadtwil.ch {{de icon}}
*[http://www.wilnet.ch Wilnet - Stadtlexikon der Stadt Wil] {{de icon}} city encyclopedia
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