Summary
Swiss Cities
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Extract
High on St. Gallen.
City Profile
Location: Canton St. Gallen Altitude: 670 m Inhabitants: 70.000 In 612, Irish monk Gallus came to a wild, narrow high-lying valley in search of a suitable place for his hermit's cell. He stumbled and fell into a bush of thorns. Later, he had a close encounter with a bear. The two incidents, he took as signs sent to him by God and decided to stay. One hundred...See the full content of this document
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