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Canton of Säntis

Coordinates: 47°25′23″N 9°22′36″E / 47.42306°N 9.37667°E / 47.42306; 9.37667
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Canton of Säntis
Kanton Säntis
Canton of the Helvetic Republic
1798–1803

Cantons of Säntis (orange) and Linth (green)
CapitalSt. Gallen
Area
 • Coordinates47°25′23″N 9°22′36″E / 47.42306°N 9.37667°E / 47.42306; 9.37667
History 
1798
19 February
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Imperial Abbey of St. Gall
Imperial City of St. Gallen
Vogtei of Rheintal
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Canton of St. Gallen
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Säntis was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, consisting of the territory of St. Gallen, Appenzell, and Rheintal. Its capital was St. Gallen.[1]

Eastern Switzerland in 1798, with shared territories in grey and associate members of the Confederacy outlined

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References

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  1. ^ Schnitzer, Patric (24 January 2011). "Säntis (canton)". Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz (in German). Bern, Switzerland: Die Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. Retrieved 16 June 2021.