Häggenschwil

Häggenschwil

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of St. Gallen Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
Constituency :	St. Gallenw
BFS no. :	3201i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	9312
Coordinates :	743 521 / 262 094 coordinates: 47 ° 29 '38 " N , 9 ° 20' 36" O ; CH1903: 743,521 / 262,09447.493926 9.343377 565
Height :	565 m above sea level M.
Height range :	463–611 m above sea level M.
Area :	9.07 km²
Residents:	1365 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	150 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.haeggenschwil.ch
Häggenschwil
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Häggenschwil is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen . It is located in the constituency of St. Gallen .

geography

Häggenschwil is located on the Sitter between St. Gallen and Amriswil . The municipality has an exclave in the district of Egnach in the canton of Thurgau . It is the Hof Raach , which at the same time is 463 m above sea level. M. also forms the lowest point of the community. The Ruggisberg farm on the municipal border with Roggwil TG also forms an exclave, which is separated from Häggenschwil by an exclave from the municipality of Wittenbach SG . In addition to the village of Häggenschwil, the community includes the settlements Lömmenschwil, Agen and Chollerberg.

population

Population development
year	Residents
1850	850
1900	926
1950	908
1980	787
2000	1143
2010	1187
2015	1264
2018	1347

religion
year	Catholics	Protestants	Other / non-denominational
1976	695	132	22nd
1987	742	141	18th
2016	783	290	224

The village of Lömmenschwil (zip code: 9308) is politically affiliated.

traffic

In Lömmenschwil the main road 451 branches off to Neukirch-Egnach from the main road 471 St. Gallen - Amriswil - Scherzingen TG (- Kreuzlingen ). The A1.1 Meggenhus – Arbon West motorway slip road relieves Lömmenschwil of through traffic.

As early as 1887, the municipality of Häggenschwil made a contribution to the project studies for a road railway from St. Gallen to Amriswil . However, this project was never realized. In 1897 the municipality of Häggenschwil took over a share in the share capital of the Bodensee-Toggenburg-Bahn (BT). Because of the name and location of the future train station, there was a dispute between the municipality of Häggenschwil and Egnach . After all, the train station was built about 25 minutes' walk from Häggenschwil on the Egnach area, but named Häggenschwil-Winden. On October 3, 1910, the Bodensee-Toggenburg Railway (BT) was opened with the Häggenschwil- Winden station. The railway line has belonged to the Südostbahn (SOB) since 2001 and is part of the St. Gallen S-Bahn . Since September 15, 1952, the postbus line Häggenschwil-Winden-Lömmenschwil-Häggenschwil-Wittenbach has been responsible for the fine distribution of public transport.

From 1963 to 1975, a heating oil and gasoline warehouse with a storage capacity of 300 million liters was built near the train station, but already in the municipality of Häggenschwiler.

Attractions

Alt-Ramschwag ruins
St. Notkers Church Häggenschwil
Ruggisberg Chapel
Ruggisberg Agricultural Museum
Local museum Häggenschwil
Forest castle

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms is a new creation and was chosen by a municipal council resolution of January 25, 1937 at the suggestion of the cantonal coat of arms commission. It depicts two red-armored and red-tongued, golden-crowned leopards on yellow. This is derived from the coat of arms of the knightly family of the Lords of Ramschwag .

Personalities

Johann Hauser (1853–1921), politician
Karl Hackhofer (1904–1977), politician (CSP)
Hugo Huber (1919–2014), ethnologist
Guido A. Zäch (* 1935), doctor and politician ( CVP )
Arthur Loepfe (* 1942), politician (CVP)
Jörg Eberle (* 1962), ice hockey player

Honorary citizen

1839: Josef Gallus Popp, pastor in Häggenschwil
1955: Josef Staub-Bieger, in recognition of his 25 years as the mayor of Häggenschwil
1968: Edwin Hugentobler-Hauser, secondary school teacher, many years of loyal teaching activity at the Häggenschwil school
1968: Josef Gerig-Eicher, primary school teacher, many years of loyal teaching at the Häggenschwil school
1968: Johann Räschle-Angehrn, primary school teacher, many years of loyal teaching at the Häggenschwil school

Picture gallery

Catholic Church of St. Notker
Interior view of the St. Notker Church
Ceiling fresco in the church
school
Cultural center "Culture in the Bear"
Lömmenschwil

literature

o. V .: History of the community of Häggenschwil. Self-published by the Häggenschwil loan office, Häggenschwil 1972.
Sales Huber et al .: Häggenschwil. Ed .: Political community Häggenschwil. Eastern Switzerland Druck + Verlag, St. Gallen 1989.
Ernst Scheffold (Hrsg.): History of the parish Häggenschwil on the 200th anniversary. 1728-1929. Catholic rectory in Häggenschwil, Häggenschwil 1929.

Web links

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

Official website of the municipality of Häggenschwil
Marcel Mayer: Häggenschwil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Marcel Mayer: Lömmenschwil. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
↑ Facts and figures under “Portrait” on the website of the municipality of Häggenschwil
^ Sales Huber ... [et al.]: Häggenschwil . Ed .: Political community Häggenschwil. Ostschweiz Druck + Verlag, St. Gallen 1989, p. 19 .
↑ Erich Trösch: Winden. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
↑ Regional Agricultural Museum Ruggisberg (Landwirtschaftsmuseum.ch)
↑ Local museum Häggenschwil under “Leisure” on the website of the municipality of Häggenschwil
^ History of the community of Häggenschwil . Self-published by the Häggenschwil loan office, Häggenschwil 1972, p. 138 .
↑ Ramschwag coat of arms on the website "Photos beautiful old coats of arms" (welt-der-wappen.de)
↑ Marcel Mayer: Hauser, Johann. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
^ Hugo Hungerbühler: Hackhofer, Karl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
^ History of the community of Häggenschwil . Self-published by the Häggenschwil loan office, Häggenschwil 1972, p. 137 .

[1] Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .

[2] Facts and figures under “Portrait” on the website of the municipality of Häggenschwil

[3] Sales Huber ... [et al.]: Häggenschwil . Ed .: Political community Häggenschwil. Ostschweiz Druck + Verlag, St. Gallen 1989, p. 19 .

[4] Erich Trösch: Winden. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

[5] Regional Agricultural Museum Ruggisberg (Landwirtschaftsmuseum.ch)

[6] Local museum Häggenschwil under “Leisure” on the website of the municipality of Häggenschwil

[7] History of the community of Häggenschwil . Self-published by the Häggenschwil loan office, Häggenschwil 1972, p. 138 .

[8] Ramschwag coat of arms on the website "Photos beautiful old coats of arms" (welt-der-wappen.de)

[9] Marcel Mayer: Hauser, Johann. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

[10] Hugo Hungerbühler: Hackhofer, Karl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

[11] History of the community of Häggenschwil . Self-published by the Häggenschwil loan office, Häggenschwil 1972, p. 137 .