Krinau
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| Coordinates: 47°20′N 9°03′E / 47.333°N 9.050°ECoordinates: 47°20′N 9°03′E / 47.333°N 9.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
| District | Wahlkreis Toggenburg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Madlen Früh-Grob | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.23 km2 (2.79 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 803 m (2,635 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 260 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 9622 | |
| SFOS number | 3373 | |
| Surrounded by | Bütschwil, Mosnang, Wattwil | |
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Krinau is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 Krinau merged into the municipality of Wattwil.
Krinau is first mentioned in 1357 as Krinnow.
Krinau had an area, as of 2006[update], of 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi). Of this area, 57.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The former municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis. It is in the western quarter of the Thur valley on the edge of the Chrüzeggkamm. It consists of the village of Krinau and the hamlets of Altschwil, Au, Dreischlatt, Gurtberg, Schuflenberg, Krinäuli, Niederberg, Kapf and Gruben.
It is a scenic farming village in Toggenburg.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or three Pine Trees Vert trunked Gules issuant from a Mount of the second.
Krinau had a population (as of 2011) of 260. As of 2007[update], about 5.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 2 are from Germany, 2 are from Austria, and 2 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.4%) and Romansh being third ( 0.4%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 274 speak German, 1 person speaks, Italian, and 1 person speaks Romansh.
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