Haggen (St. Gallen)

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Haggen 1987, looking west. In the foreground: Schlössli-Quartier, center: Haggenschlössli , left: St. Wolfgang Chapel

Haggen (from althd.hacko , hago, haggo , mhd. Hake, hagge : protruding mountain) is a residential area in the southwest of the city of St. Gallen . It belongs to the political district West, to the local community of Straubenzell and to the district group Bruggen , of which it forms the southern and, at around 670–770  m above sea level, higher part. As part of the former municipality of Straubenzell, Haggen was incorporated into St. Gallen in 1918. The district is bordered in the south by the Wattbach and Sitter rivers , in the east by the Menzlenwald and in the north and east by the SOB railway line . Wattbach and Sitter also form the border with the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .

Topography and geomorphology

Haggen's topography is essentially shaped by the Ice Age. In particular, the Stein am Rhein Stadial the Würm has in Molasselandschaft left its mark. The prevailing Grundmoränendecke is from side and Endmoränenwällen crossed (for example, the elongated ridge north of Upper Street with the Lodgings Wilen, Hagge Halden and Bernhardswis or the crest on which the chapel of St. Wolfgang stands). The boggy and swampy area at Boppartshof is a remnant of a former glacial lake , which was formed around 19,000 years ago after the Sitter tongue of the Bodensee foreland glacier retreated. At Lindeli and Menzlen, the rocky bedrock of the upper sea molasses comes to light. In several beautiful outcrops in this sedimentary rock, fossil shells and marine animals as well as their prints can be found. After the glaciers had retreated, Wattbach and Sitter were able to eat their way into the terrain and thus formed today's impressive gorge landscape. Haggen is higher than the city center of St. Gallen and offers a beautiful view of Lake Constance , the Fürstenland and the Alpstein . The terrain is to the east, rising towards Menzlen. Forest is only present in the Wattbach and Sitter gorges and on the Menzlen. In the other, not built-up areas, meadows dominate.

history

So far, no evidence of a Stone Age or Bronze Age settlement has appeared in Haggen . The area was either not populated or relevant finds have remained hidden from us. There are also no references from Celtic and Roman times. A Roman coin treasure discovered in the Moos near Bruggen in 1824 is interpreted in the specialist literature as a fateful individual event and not as an indication of a Roman presence.

The first written mention of Haggen comes from the High Middle Ages . In 1219 interest is mentioned "ad Hacon et ad Bruccon et ad Chrazarun" . There should have been only a few courtyards that belonged to the sovereignty of the monastery and were firmly integrated into its rule.

The field name Haggen probably comes from the almost vertically sloping rock face near the Sitter and Wattbach gorges, which forms an approximately right angle, a "hook", to the terrain.

Haggen today includes the districts Hinterberg, Wolfganghof, Boppartshof, Bernhardswis, Rosenbüchel, Schlössli and Wilen.

Economy and Infrastructure

Haggen is primarily a residential area. There is industry only in the area of ​​the St.Gallen-Haggen SOB train station with the Debrunner Koenig Holding . There are a few farms on the Schlössli and Wilen slopes. Restaurants are not numerous, although v. a. the Haggenschlössli should be mentioned. There are shops in the Wolfganghof and at the train station. The connection to the public transport network is guaranteed by the St.Gallen-Haggen SOB train station and the VBSG bus lines 7 and 8 . The quarter has a primary school, the Boppartshof school as well as several kindergartens and play groups. Four bridges connect Haggen with Appenzell Ausserrhoden, the SOB railway bridge, the "Ganggelibrugg" and two historic Hüsli bridges over Sitter and Wattbach from 1787.

Popular excursion destinations are the St. Wolfgang chapel , the Haggenschlössli and the walking paths on the Menzlen and in the area of ​​the bridges. The St. Gallen Bridge Trail begins at the St. Gallen-Haggen train station .

literature

  • Martin Arnet: What names tell . In: Ortsbürgergemeinde Straubenzell (Ed.): Straubenzell. Landscape - Community - District , St. Gallen 2006, pp. 55–64. ISBN 3-907928-58-X
  • Citizens' council of the local community Straubenzell (Hrsg.): Straubenzeller book . St. Gallen 1986.
  • Oskar Keller: Landscape History. In: Ortsbürgergemeinde Straubenzell (Ed.): Straubenzell. Landscape - Community - District , St. Gallen 2006, pp. 10–29. ISBN 3-907928-58-X
  • Stefan Sonderegger: Straubenzell in the Middle Ages - between the monastery and the city. In: Ortsbürgergemeinde Straubenzell (Ed.): Straubenzell. Landscape - Community - District , St. Gallen 2006, pp. 66–85. ISBN 3-907928-58-X
  • Regula Steinhauser-Zimmermann: Prehistoric Straubenzell . In: Ortsbürgergemeinde Straubenzell (Ed.): Straubenzell. Landscape - community - district , St. Gallen 2006, pp. 30–34. ISBN 3-907928-58-X

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geomorphological map, in: Keller 2006, p. 21
  2. ↑ Map "Würme Ice Age glacier tongues and ice edge drainage in the St. Gallen area", in: Keller 2006, p. 25.
  3. ↑ Keller 2006, p. 23.
  4. ↑ Steinhauser-Zimmermann 2006, pp. 30–34
  5. ↑ Chart. Sang. III, no.1076.
  6. ↑ Sonderegger 2006, p. 69.
  7. ↑ Arnet 2006, p. 55.

Coordinates: 47 ° 24 '  N , 9 ° 20'  E ; CH1903:  seven hundred and forty-three thousand five hundred and eight  /  251,829