Uznach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

[3] In the late 12th Century, the village was transferred from the Abbey of St. Gallen to the Counts of Toggenburg.

Two years later the Second war of Kappel broke out and Uznach was again attacked by Zurich.

Of the rest of the land, 23.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

[4] The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Rose Argent barbed seeded slipped and leaved Vert.

Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 58 are from Germany, 275 are from Italy, 642 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 12 are from Austria, 116 are from Turkey, and 305 are from another country.

[8] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Uznach is; 755 children or 14.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 749 teenagers or 14.0% are between 10 and 19.

[4] Out of the total population in Uznach, as of 2000[update], the highest education level completed by 1,184 people (22.1% of the population) was Primary, while 1,773 (33.0%) have completed their secondary education, 483 (9.0%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 334 (6.2%) are not in school.

[11] From the 2000 census[update], 3,691 or 68.7% are Roman Catholic, while 695 or 12.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

All three trains run hourly, combining to provide half-hourly services to Rapperswil and St.