St. Gall, a NE. canton of Switzerland, on the Austrian frontier; its splendid lake and mountain scenery and mineral springs render many of its towns popular holiday resorts; the embroidery of cottons and other textiles is an important industry. St. Gall (28), the capital, is situated on the Steinach, 53 m. E. of Zurich; is a town of great antiquity, and celebrated in past ages for its monastic schools; its magnificent mediæval cathedral has been restored; the old Benedictine monastery is used now for government purposes, but still contains its famous collection of MSS.; embroidering textiles is the chief industry.
Population (circa 1900) given as 230,000.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Saint-Évremond, Charles Marguetel de Saint-Denis, Seigneur de * St. Gothard