Bronschhofen

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Canton of St. Gallen (SG)

Constituency :

Wil

Political community :

Wil

Postal code :

9552

former BFS no. :

3421

UN / LOCODE :

CH BRO

Coordinates :

720 187 / 260395 coordinates: 47 ° 29 '0 " N , 9 ° 2' 0" O ; CH1903: seven hundred and twenty thousand one hundred eighty-seven / 260395

Height :

562 m above sea level M.

Area :

13.16 km²

Residents:

4684 (December 31, 2012)

Population density :

356 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.bronschhofen.ch

Old school house

map

Parish before the merger on January 1, 2013

Bronschhofen is a village in the political municipality of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland . It formed its own political municipality until December 31, 2012 .

coat of arms

Proposed coat of arms for the community association Wil-Bronschhofen

Blazon

A golden ammonium shell in black

The coat of arms recalls the more than 500-year history of the snail union .

geography

Historical aerial photo from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1923

Bronschhofen is located north of the city of Wil SG and has around 4,500 inhabitants. Bronschhofen consists of the villages Bronschhofen and Rossrüti . The hamlets Boxloo, Freudenberg, Gampen, Maugwil, Trungen and Uerental as well as the pilgrimage site Dreibrunnen belong to the former community.

history

In the gardens mountain forest finds were also discovered from the Bronze Age as a Roman road. Bronschhofen was first mentioned in 796 under the name Pramolveshova . In 859, Bronschhofen came into the possession of the St. Gallen Monastery . In 1495, the abbot regulated the rights and duties between the monastery and the previously independent courts and courts of Trungen, Bronschhofen and Rossrüti in a joint opening . These were given a constitution for the first time and were combined to form an administrative district, which was later given the name Schneckenbund . From the 15th to the 18th century, the Snail Association always sided with the St. Gallen Monastery in political and armed conflicts.

In 1804 the municipality of Schneckenbund became its own political municipality. In 1817 the name was changed to Bronschhofen. Until around 1870, agriculture was predominantly practiced, after which agricultural production shifted to milk and meat production. In 1911 Bronschhofen was connected to the Wil- Kreuzlingen rail network . There has been an army motor vehicle park in Bronschhofen since 1969. Bronschhofen has experienced an economic boom since the Second World War and is now one of the fastest growing communities in the canton of St. Gallen (see population).

On July 3, 2011, the voters of Bronschhofen and Wil resolved the merger to form a new political municipality Wil on January 1, 2013 with a yes share of 78.3 and 63.2 percent respectively.

population

Population development
year	1837	1850	1900	1950	1970	2000	2010
population	1025	1073	1164	1430	2308	4297	4584

economy

The main focus of the Bronschhofer Industrie is the electronics industry . Among other Swisstronics (formerly Siemens AG ), the memory module manufacturer Swissbit and ATRON Systems AG (fare management ITCS and telematics systems for public transport) established there.

Companies such as Thyssenkrupp Switzerland , Schmolz & Bickenbach Switzerland and Fitness Island Switzerland have their Swiss headquarters in Bronschhofen. The German company Stihl has been operating a chain factory in Bronschhofen since 2008.

Attractions

The baroque pilgrimage church of Maria Dreibrunnen in the south-west of the municipality with its ceiling frescoes by Jakob Josef Müller is a monument of national importance.

Pilgrimage Church of Maria Dreibrunnen
Ceiling painting by Jakob Josef Müller
Interior of the pilgrimage church
Boundary stone from 1647 between the City Court of Wil and the Lower Court of the Snail Association