Mörschwil

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Mörschwil
Coat of arms of Mörschwil
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
Constituency : Rorschachw
BFS no. : 3214i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 9402
Coordinates : 749 119  /  259200 coordinates: 47 ° 28 '0 "  N , 9 ° 25' 0"  O ; CH1903:  749 119  /  259200
Height : 550  m above sea level M.
Height range : 427-679 m above sea level M.
Area : 9.84  km²
Residents: 3585 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 364 inhabitants per km²
Mayor : Paul Buehler
Website: www.moerschwil.ch
Location of the municipality
Bodensee Unterer Burgweier Mannenweier Buebenweier Chrüzweier Wenigerweier Rütiweier Schlossweier Österreich Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Wahlkreis St. Gallen Kanton Thurgau Kanton Thurgau Wahlkreis St. Gallen Wahlkreis Rheintal Berg SG Berg SG Goldach SG Mörschwil Rorschach Rorschacherberg Steinach SG Thal SG Tübach UntereggenMap of Mörschwil
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Mörschwil is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland .

geography

Historical aerial photo from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1923

The community is characterized by a large number of loosely connected hamlets - with a correspondingly small village center. The municipality that originally belonged to the Rorschach district is now in the Rorschach constituency . The municipality is directly adjacent to the eastern end of the city ​​of St. Gallen and extends towards Lake Constance . The area is bordered on both sides by the two rivers Goldach and Steinach . Neighboring communities are Berg , Steinach , Tübach , Goldach , Untereggen , St. Gallen and Wittenbach .

coat of arms

Description: A standing golden griffin in red .

history

The village first mentioned in 811 as Maurini vilare is located northeast of the city of St. Gallen and is considered a suburb of it. In the middle of the 19th century, Yenish families were naturalized on the basis of the law to combat homelessness .

In the last few years the community has developed from an agricultural structure to a classic suburban community. Typical signs are:

  • Enormous population growth from 1990 to 2004 of 34.9 percent
  • Low proportion of foreigners at around 8 percent
  • Lowest tax rate in the canton of St. Gallen at 75% (2018)
  • Good connection to the city of St. Gallen with the postbus lines 210 and 211 and its own train station
  • Infrastructures are geared towards the city: no swimming pool, etc.

In order to counter the danger of developing into a sleeping community, the community began early to promote the industry. The success of this policy is, for example, the settlement of companies such as swiss windows. But there are also numerous other commercial enterprises to be found.

Attractions

population

Population development
year 1809 1850 1900 1950 2000 2005 2007 2010 2011 2012 2017
population 1324 1249 1584 1649 3116 3400 3366 3508 3518 3576 3583

traffic

Railway Station (1976)

The Meggenhus motorway junction ( A1 / A1.1) and the Cholegruebe formerly used for coal mining are located in the municipality of Mörschwil . The village center and some districts were opened up to December 2018 with the VBSG bus line 11 . Since the timetable change in December 2018, Postauto AG has taken over bus operation in Mörschwil with courses 210 and 211. Mörschwil has its own train station on the Rorschach – St. Gallen .

schools

Lower and intermediate level

Mörschwil has three school houses, the Gallus school house for the 1st to 3rd grade and the Otmarschulhaus as well as the Aleaschulhaus for the 4th to 6th grade.

Upper school

In the community of Mörschwil there is no secondary school, instead there is a grammar school, the Untere Waid, a private grammar school (with around 110 students) with federal Matura recognition. From 1924 to 2007 the school was run by the Order of the Fathers of La Salette . Today most of the teachers are lay people (non-religious). In August 2007 the school became a civil sponsor. The small school is considered very open to the world and is known for its good leadership by committed teachers. The Gymnasium and Untergymnasium are open to girls and boys of all denominations; the admission requirements are the same as those of the public grammar schools in the canton of St. Gallen.

Personalities

  • Emil Spiess (1895–1985), vicar and honorary citizen of Mörschwil
  • Otmar Mäder (1921–2003), Roman Catholic Bishop of St. Gallen born in Mörschwil
  • Markus Rauh (1939–2019), manager, lived in Mörschwil

Web links

Commons : Mörschwil  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ StiASG , Urk. II 137. Online at e-chartae , accessed on June 12, 2020.