Buchackern

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Buchackern
Coat of arms of Buchackern
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau (TG)
District : Weinfelden
Political community : Aldersi2
Postal code : 8586
former BFS no. : 4477
Coordinates : 735 157  /  267 009 coordinates: 47 ° 32 '24 "  N , 9 ° 14' 2"  O ; CH1903:  735,157  /  267 009
Height : 513  m above sea level M.
Area : 2.21  km²
Residents: 176 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 80 inhabitants per km²
Buchackern

Buchackern

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Buchackern (Switzerland)
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Parish before the merger in 1995

Buchackern , Buuaggere in Swiss German , is a village in the municipality of Erlen , Weinfelden district in the Swiss canton of Thurgau . From 1803 to 1994 the local community of Buchackern belonged to the then municipal community of Erlen . On January 1, 1995, the former local parish was incorporated into the Erlen community .

The farming village of Buchackern is located away from the traffic routes on the ridge south of the Aachtal .

history

1303 First mentioned as Buchaker . From the Middle Ages to 1798, most of Buchackern belonged to the Lower Court of Heldswil , which, as part of the Bürglen rule, was under the city of St. Gallen from 1579 . Around 1440 there is evidence of a Buchackern cantonal bailiwick, which is also civil in England; individual houses belonged to the episcopal-Constance rule of Oberaach . Buchackern originally belonged to the parish of Sulgen . Since the Reformed Church of Erlen was built in 1764, the predominantly Reformed residents of Buchackern have attended church services in Erlen, Century gradually and 1992 definitely broke out of the branch relationship with Sulgen.

In the 19th century, grain, fruit and vine growing as well as a cotton weaving were operated. Around 1900 embroidery and a cheese factory were added. In the 20th century, dairy farming, cattle breeding and intensive fruit growing still dominate. In 1990, 66% of the workforce worked in the first economic sector , 61% were commuters.

population

Population development Buchackern
year 1850 1900 1950 1990 2000 2010 2018
Local parish 143 165 154 146
Locality 147 134 176
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Of the total of 176 inhabitants in the village of Buchackern in 2018, 15 or 8.5% were foreign nationals. 68 (38.6%) were Protestant Reformed and 46 (26.1%) were Roman Catholic.

Attractions

The farmhouse at Eppishauserstrasse 8 is included in the list of cultural assets in Erlen .

photos

  • Half-timbered house

  • Village fountain

  • Eppishauserstrasse 1

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Swiss land use statistics. Completed on July 1, 1912. Published by the Federal Statistical Bureau. ( Memento from April 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b c d Localities and their resident population. Edition 2019 . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (Excel table; 0.1 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ Buchackern on ortsnames.ch (online database), accessed on May 25, 2020
  4. ↑ Locations and Settlements Directory. Canton of Thurgau, 2005 edition . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (PDF; 1.7 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Locations and Settlements Directory. Canton of Thurgau, 2012 edition. On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (PDF; 3.4 MB), accessed on May 11, 2020.

Remarks

  1. ↑ with outside courtyards