Benken SG

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Events

Windel Schwindel

23.05.2026 | 20:00-22:00

Rietsporthalle, 8717 Benken SG

Hof-Theater: Camping forever

11.07.2026 | 20:00

Alois & Gabriela Mettler-Kühne, 8717 Benken SG
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Our clubs

# Family

ElternRaum Benken Kaltbrunn

LGB Benken

Fasnacht Bänggä

Bürgermusik BMB Benken
# Tradition (local customs, carnival,...)

Jodlerklub Benken
# Music

Orchesterverein Benken
# Sport

Pistolenschützen Benken
# Tradition (local customs, carnival,...)

Fakobe
# Sport

Frauenturnverein Benken
# Tradition (local customs, carnival,...)

Fasnacht Benken
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Facts & figures

Municipality
  • Canton:
    St. Gallen
  • Language:
    German
  • Residents:
    3'035
  • Population density:
    184
Data from 2023
Federal Statistical Office
© FSO

Age distribution

0-19
24.4 %
20-64
58.7 %
65 and over
16.9 %
Data from 2023
Federal Statistical Office
© FSO

Contacts

Municipality contacts

Betreibungsamt Benken-Kaltbrunn-Schänis

Zentrumstrasse 4, 8717 Benken SG
055 293 30 31
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Gemeindepräsidium Benken

Zentrumplatz 2, 8717 Benken SG
055 293 30 46
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Gemeindeverwaltung Benken

Dorfplatz 3, 8717 Benken SG
055 293 30 30
055 293 30 39
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Amt für Handelsregister

Davidstrasse 27, 9001 St. Gallen
058 229 37 24
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Migration Office

Oberer Graben 38, 9001 St. Gallen
058 229 36 90
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Strassenverkehrs- und Schifffahrtsamt

Frongartenstrasse 5, 9001 Gallen
058 229 22 22
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