Werdenberg district
| Werdenberg district | |
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| Country: | Switzerland |
| Canton : | St. Gallen |
| Region ISO : | CH-SG |
| FSO number : | 1713 |
| Map of the former Werdenberg district | |
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| The former districts of the canton of St. Gallen | |
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The Werdenberg district was an administrative unit of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland from 1831 to the end of 2002 . The district with the main town Buchs SG comprised six political communities . It was created in 1831 by dividing the previous Sargans district into the Werdenberg district and the "new" Sargans district. Since 2003 it has formed the Werdenberg constituency .
The municipalities of the former Werdenberg district
| coat of arms | Name of the parish | Area in km² |
|---|---|---|
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Box | 15.95 |
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Chamois | 22.28 |
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Grabs | 54.64 |
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Sennwald | 41.53 |
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Sevelen | 30.34 |
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Wartau | 41.74 |
| Total (6) | 206.48 |
The Federal Statistical Office ran the district under FSO no. 1713.
District officials
The following 14 district officials have held office in the former Werdenberg district office , which existed until 2000:
- 1831–1841: Niklaus Schlegel
- 1842–1858: Christian Rohrer
- 1859–1861: Rudolf Hilty
- 1862–1868: Johann Jakob Schwendener
- 1869–1887: Walther Senn
- 1888–1893: Gallus Schwendener
- 1894–1902: Johann Schwendener
- 1903–1923: Adrian Eggenberger
- 1924–1942: Leo Senn
- 1942–1944: Jakob Vetsch
- 1944–1954: Christian Eggenberger
- 1954–1969: Florian Vetsch
- 1970–1988: Jakob Schumacher
- 1988-2000: Christian Engler
