Gossau district
Gossau district | |
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Country: | Switzerland |
Canton : | St. Gallen |
Region ISO : | CH-SG |
FSO number : | 1703 |
Map of the former Gossau district | |
The former districts of the canton of St. Gallen | |
The Gossau district was an administrative unit of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland from 1803 to the end of 2002 . Since 2003 he has been part of the St. Gallen constituency .
1803-1831
Since the founding of the canton of St. Gallen in 1803, the Gossau district consisted of the municipalities Bronschhofen , Wil , Zuzwil , Oberbüren , Niederbüren , Niederhelfenschwil , Gossau , Andwil and Waldkirch .
In 1831 the previous Gossau district was divided into the "new" Gossau district and the Wil district. The municipalities of Gossau, Andwil and Waldkirch remained in the Gossau district. From the District Rorschach came Gaiserwaldstrasse and Straubenzellstrasse added.
1831-1918
With the city merger , the municipality of Straubenzell and Tablat were merged with the city of St. Gallen on June 30, 1918 . Straubenzell was thereby removed from the Gossau district and integrated into the St. Gallen district .
1918-2002
The Federal Statistical Office ran the district under FSO no. 1703.
The municipalities of the former Gossau district
coat of arms | Name of the parish | Area in km² |
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Andwil | 6.29 | |
Gaiserwald | 12.64 | |
Gossau | 27.51 | |
Waldkirch | 31.25 | |
Total (4) | 77.69 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Division of the canton of St. Gallen . Law of June 23, 1817. In: Collection of the laws and ordinances of the Canton of St. Gallen currently in force from 1803 to 1821. A manual for civil servants and citizens by Johann Jakob Zollikofer . June 20, 1821, p. 505-514 .