Vilters-Wangs

Vilters-Wangs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

History

Vilters-Wangs is first mentioned about 843 as Filtris.

Geography

Vilters-Wangs has an area, as of 2006, of 32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi). Of this area, 46.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (14.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is in the Sarganserland Wahlkreis. It is located near a major expressway, near the mouth of the village stream into the Rhine river. It consists of the villages of Vilters and Wangs. Until 1996 Vilters-Wangs was known as Vilters.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Or a Fleur-de-lis Azure and Azure a Mullet of Five Or

Religion

From the 2000 census, 2,956 or 76.0% are Roman Catholic, while 477 or 12.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 8 individuals (or about 0.21% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 20 individuals (or about 0.51% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 36 individuals (or about 0.93% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There is 1 individual who is Jewish, and 133 (or about 3.42% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 24 individuals (or about 0.62% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 124 (or about 3.19% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 112 individuals (or about 2.88% of the population) did not answer the question.