Vilters-Wangs

Vilters-Wangs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Vilters-Wangs is first mentioned about 843 as Filtris. Vilters-Wangs has an area, as of 2006, of 32.7 km (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. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Or a Fleur-de-lis Azure and Azure a Mullet of Five Or Vilters-Wangs has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 4,886.