Wil
Wil is a town and political municipality in the canton of St.
Wil is a town and political municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It has a small-town character and is an important center for the west of the canton, lower Toggenburg and Hinterthurgau. Wil had a population of 25,176 by the end of 2024. With 74,550 inhabitants, the agglomeration of Wil is the second-largest conurbation in Eastern Switzerland. The former political municipality of Bronschhofen has been part of the town of Wil since 1 January 2013. For more than 500 years, the prince-abbots of St. Gallen resided in the "Hof" of Wil; Wil is also called "Abbots Town" ("Äbtestadt") and is the third largest city in the canton of St. Gallen, after St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona.
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Worth seeing in and around Wil
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Lidl Arena
Lidl Arena is located in the city of Wil in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen and is the home ground of the football club FC Wil and the American football franchise Helvetic Mercenaries.
1.4 km · soccer stadium in Switzerland · Wikipedia - 02Immenberg
The Immenberg is a mountain located between Thundorf and Stettfurt in the canton of Thurgau. The summit forms a wooded plateau, which is traversed by several trails.
9 km · mountain in Switzerland · Wikipedia - 03Hauser & Wirth
Hauser & Wirth is a contemporary and modern art gallery headquartered in Switzerland. They have gallery locations in Europe, Asia, and North America.
5.3 km · art gallery · Wikipedia - 04Fischingen Abbey
Fischingen Abbey, later Fischingen Priory, is a Benedictine monastery situated in Fischingen in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, on the upper reaches of the Murg, a tributary of the Thur. It was founded in 1138, dissolved in 1848 and re-founded as a priory in 1977.
8.7 km · Benedictine monastery in Fischingen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland · Wikipedia - 05Bettenauer Weiher
Bettenauer Weiher is a reservoir between Jonschwil and Oberuzwil in the Canton of St.
5.7 km · lake · Wikipedia - 06St. Margarethen Chapel
St. Margaret's Chapel (German: Kapelle St.
4.3 km · chapel in St. Margarethen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland · Wikipedia - 07Zuckenriet Castle
Zuckenriet Castle is a castle in the municipality of Niederhelfenschwil of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
8.9 km · castle in Zuckenriet in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland · Wikipedia - 08Wil Tower
The Wil Tower is a wooden observation tower which was built in the forest of Wil in Switzerland by Julius Natterer. The tower site is located some 747 metres above sea level.
1.3 km · observation tower in Switzerland · Wikipedia - 09Tannegg Castle
Tannegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Fischingen of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
8.5 km · national heritage site in Fischingen, Switzerland · Wikipedia - 10Bettwiesen Castle
Bettwiesen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Bettwiesen of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.6 km · castle in Bettwiesen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
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Getting to Wil
- Airports
- Zürich (ZRH), 38 km · Bodensee Friedrichshafen (FDH), 41 km · Memmingen Allgau (FMM), 106 km
- Stations
- Wil railway station, 800 m · Uzwil railway station, 7 km · Eschlikon railway station, 6.9 km · Sirnach railway station, 3.8 km · Wängi railway station, 8 km
- Geneva → Wil261 km · quickest by road, 4h 48m · CHF34–46
- Friedrichshafen → Wil39 km · quickest by road, 2h 1m · €11–15
- Memmingen → Wil102 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · €15–20
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No local-transport research exists yet for Wil
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Wil. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Wil
Wil is 39 km from Zürich, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Uzwilmunicipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Named "Henau" until 19646.5 km
- Affeltrangenmunicipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland6.1 km
- Kirchbergmunicipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland7.5 km
- Wängimunicipality in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland8.4 km
- Münchwilenmunicipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland4.6 km
- Oberuzwilmunicipality in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland6.9 km