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Gall (ST capital of the above canton)

ST., capital of the above canton, situated on the Steinach, in a narrow and elevated valley, 7 miles S. W. of the Lake of Constance. It possesses a famous Benedictine abbey, which became the asylum of learning during the Dark schools in Europe between the 8th and 10th centuries; it now serves as the and was one of the most celebrated cathedral of the diocese. St. Gall is one of the chief manufacturing towns in the confederation; it has extensive manufactures of muslin, is the center of the Swiss trade in that fabric, and of gold and silver embroidery, besides cotton fabrics and yarn. Pop. about 75,000.