Mels
Mels | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Mels | |
Mels Location within Switzerland Mels Location within Canton of St. Gallen | |
| Coordinates: 47°3′N 9°25′E / 47.050°N 9.417°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | St. Gallen |
| District | Sarganserland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guido Fischer |
| Area | |
• Total | 139.16 km2 (53.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 8,716 |
| • Density | 62.63/km2 (162.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8887 |
| SFOS number | 3293 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SG |
| Surrounded by | Bad Ragaz, Fläsch (GR), Flums, Glarus Süd (GL), Pfäfers, Sargans, Vilters-Wangs, Wartau |
| Website | mels.ch |
Mels is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the Seeztal, canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.