Azmoos
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 Switzerland
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 Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
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| Constituency : | Werdenberg | |
| Political community : | Wartau | |
| Postal code : | 9478 | |
| Coordinates : | 754 667 / 216 449 | |
| Height : | 495 m above sea level M. | |
| Residents: | 1691 (December 2015) | |
| Website: | www.wartau.ch | |
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Azmoos (in the local dialect Azmes ) is a village in the political municipality of Wartau in the canton of St. Gallen .
General
Azmoos, with the seat of the municipal administration, is the main town of the Wartau municipality . The historic village center, which is listed in the inventory of places worthy of protection in Switzerland , consists of the town hall built in 1804 , the gabled house dating from 1711 , which houses the Gasthaus Traube , as well as the school houses, the elderly home and a village shop. In the premises of the former shop next to the village fountain, there is now a youth club called Royal .
population
Azmoos has 1691 inhabitants (as of December 2015), making it the largest village in the municipality.
education
Azmoos has two school houses (Dorf, Feld) and two kindergartens (Torkel, Feld) .
Schoolhouse village
Primary school students in grades 1 to 6 are taught in the Dorf schoolhouse. The schoolhouse was renovated and expanded in 2013.
Schoolhouse field
Primary school students in grades 1 to 3 and 6 are taught in the Feld school building. The original school complex was demolished in 2018. A new primary school with an integrated kindergarten is currently under construction at the same location. The facility offers capacity for around 200 school children and should be ready for occupancy in the 2020/2021 school year.
Attractions
The manor house of the Sulser brothers, built from 1802 to 1804, has served as the town hall of the Wartau community since 1918. The house is characterized by a pilaster structure on the facade.
Also worth seeing is the Protestant church, built in 1735, and the Catholic parish church, built from 1891 to 1892, a neo-Gothic complex by August Hardegger . The latter was subjected to a restoration for the centenary. The old village center with the Traube inn built in 1711 and the old mansions around it are still preserved today.
societies
- The Turnverein Azmoos (TVA) was founded in 1882.
- The Azmoos Music Society is the local music association.
Web links
- Tourismus Wartau Website of the Verkehrsverein Wartau based in Azmoos
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.wartau.ch/de/portrait/gemeindeinzahlen
- ↑ Wartau municipality - key figures. wartau.ch, accessed on February 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Schulgemeinde Wartau - Schulhaus Dorf has a new look. schulewartau.ch, accessed on July 30, 2014 .
- ^ Wartau school community - Feld school building - classes. (No longer available online.) Schulewartau.ch, archived from the original on December 13, 2014 ; Retrieved July 30, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ St. Galler Tagblatt - starting shot for the new Feld school building. Tagblatt.ch, accessed on September 12, 2019 .
- ↑ The schoolhouse as an ideal village. Mezzanine floor, accessed on 12 September 2019 .
- ↑ Catholic parish Wartau, Augustinus Church. (No longer available online.) Kathwartau.ch, formerly in the original ; Retrieved July 30, 2014 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Association chronicle TV Azmoos. tvazmoos.ch, accessed on July 30, 2014 .
