'Wildhaus' is a
municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of
Toggenburg in the
canton of
St. Gallen in
Switzerland.
The village is located on
Wildhaus Pass (1090 m.) from
Gams, in the
Rhine valley, to
Unterwasser in
Toggenburg between the
Churfirsten peaks and
Säntis. The
municipality has an area of
34.43 km² and a population of 1258
as of 31. December 2003.
The
ski slopes above Wildhaus, Unterwasser and
Alt St. Johann on the Churfirsten ranges reach 2262 m.
The reformer
Huldrych Zwingli was born in Wildhaus in
1484. His birth house can still be visited.
External link
★ http://www.wildhaus.ch (