Wil 2193253 217314772 2008-06-05T14:28:15Z TXiKiBoT 3171782 robot Adding: [[sq:Wil]] {{otheruses}} {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Wil | municipality_name = Wil | municipality_type = City | imagepath_coa = |pixel_coa= | map = | 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 = | demonym = | 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]] <br clear=left> ==External links== {{commonscat}} *http://www.stadtwil.ch {{de icon}} *[http://www.wilnet.ch Wilnet - Stadtlexikon der Stadt Wil] {{de icon}} city encyclopedia {{Municipalities of the district of Wil}} [[Category:Cities in Switzerland]] {{StGallen-geo-stub}} [[de:Wil SG]] [[eo:Wil SG]] [[fr:Wil (Saint-Gall)]] [[it:Wil (San Gallo)]] [[nl:Wil (Sankt Gallen)]] [[pl:Wil]] [[pt:Wil]] [[ru:Виль (Санкт-Галлен)]] [[sq:Wil]] [[vec:Wil (San Gało)]]