one of the cantons of Switzerland, is bounded on the east, partly by the Grisons, and partly by the territory of Sargans; on the north, by the bailiwick of Gaster, and by the lake Walhlestatt; on the east, by the canton of Schwitz; and on the south, by part of the canton of Uri, and part of the league of the Grisons. It is a mountainous country, and contains about 20,000 inhabitants.

a town of Switzerland, capital of the canton of the same name, is seated in a plain, at the foot of high craggy mountains. The streets are large, and the houses kept in good repair. It has some public buildings; among which are two churches, one in the middle of the town, and the other without upon an eminence. In this eminence there is a cavern, with grotesque figures formed by the water that drops therein. The general assemblies of the country were formerly held on the first Sundays in May, where all the males above the age of sixteen were obliged to appear. Both the Calvinists and the Roman Catholics are tolerated in this town, and they have divine service by turns in the same church. It is seated on the river Lint, E. Long. 9° 13'. N. Lat. 47° 6'. Population about 2500.