Hemberg SG

SG is the abbreviation for the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Hemberg .

Hemberg
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
Constituency :	Toggenburg
BFS no. :	3372
Postal code :	9633
Coordinates :	730 683  /  240229 coordinates: 47 ° 18 '0 "  N , 9 ° 10' 0"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred thirty thousand six hundred and eighty-three  /  240229
Height :	935  m above sea level M.
Height range :	706–1142 m above sea level M.
Area :	20.19  km²
Residents:	906 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	45 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.hemberg.ch
Location of the municipality

Hemberg is a village and a municipality in Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen .

The municipalities of Hemberg, Neckertal and Oberhelfenschwil plan to merge into a single municipality on January 1, 2023 .

geography

Hemberg is located in the foothills of the Alps on the upper Necker . The village lies on a hilltop 945 m above sea level. M. west of the Necker. The municipality also includes the village of Bächli (Hemberg) and the hamlets Mistelegg, Bomen, Harzenmoos, Brand, Lemberg, Starkenbach, Wis and Unterhemberg. The neighboring communities are Neckertal , Wattwil , Ebnat-Kappel , Nesslau , Urnäsch and Schönengrund .

history

Aerial photo from 1947

Hemberg was mentioned in a document in 878 as Hemmenberch and in 1225 as Hembere . Documents from 878 onwards indicate early ownership of the St. Gallen Monastery . In 1383 the court and church set in Hemberg were transferred to the St. Johann monastery . In 1418 the bailiwick changed from the barons of Hewen to the counts of Toggenburg . In 1468 Hemberg and the rest of Toggenburg came under the rule of the Prince Abbey of St. Gallen . In the Gegenharzbuch court , Hemberg was associated with Brunnadern . 1565 Hemberg and received St. Peterzell a land rights . Together they formed the St. Peterzell Office in the Oberamt. In 1803 Hemberg became a political municipality in the Obertoggenburg district , and in 1831 in the Neutoggenburg district .

Catholic Church

The collature of the parish church, built in 1214, was at the St. Johann monastery until 1555. Church fires were recorded in 1460 and 1623. The Reformation introduced by Johannes Dörig from 1522 was canceled in 1526. Instead of the church, which was used equally , a new Protestant church was built in 1779 and a new Catholic church in 1782.

Mousseline weaving , which was founded in the 18th century and expanded in the early 19th century, and embroidery in the home industry resulted in a strong increase in population and construction activity: 80 new houses were built from 1751 to 1791. In the second half of the 19th century, the economy and population shrank due to the decline in spinning and weaving, which was only partially offset by embroidery. A modest compensation could be created in the 20th century by tourism. A high altitude and climatic health resort since the end of the 19th century, Hemberg has a protected site, two ski lifts and cross-country skiing trails. Livestock farming, the timber industry and restaurants are cornerstones of the economy.

population

Population development

year	1827	1850	1900	1950	1980	2000	2010	2018
Residents	1882	1813	1348	1003	869	944	942	906
source

Through a mousseline weaving and an embroidery, the population increased sharply in the 18th and early 19th centuries. After 1850, due to the worsening economic situation, the population began to decrease significantly. It has remained constant at around 900 over the past 50 years.

reformed Church

Toggenburg houses in the village center

economy

Hemberg has been a mountain and climatic health resort since the end of the 19th century. Hemberg has two ski lifts and cross-country trails.

In 1989 the meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann bought an old farmhouse in Bächli, converted it into a high-tech weather station and founded the private weather service Meteomedia AG . The place became known throughout Switzerland. Meteomedia AG intended to expand its activities and set up a national and European meteo station with numerous new jobs in Bächli. Because this project could not be implemented due to differences with the political community, Meteomedia AG relocated its headquarters to Gais .

The automobile hill climb St. Peterzell – Hemberg, which was held from 1968 to 1990, is well known. Car races have been held annually since 2012. As part of the filming of The Grand Tour , a prototype of the Rimac Concept One was destroyed on June 10, 2017 during the demonstration run of Richard Hammond's hill climb.

traffic

Post bus lines lead to Wattwil and St. Peterzell. While the connection to Wattwil runs every hour , the courses to St. Peterzell mainly run during rush hour .

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Hemberg

Personalities

• Johannes Dörig (* around 1490 in Schwende; † 1526 in Hemberg) was a Catholic pastor and reformer .
• Johann Melchior Grob (1754–1832), house organ builder
• Christian Friedrich Kranich (1784–1849), pastor and poet
• Babeli Giezendanner (1831–1905), peasant painter
• Otto Alder (1849–1933), textile industrialist and politician

Web links

Commons : Hemberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Hemberg

Individual evidence

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. ↑ Urs M. Hemm: Community merger in Neckertal: With the clear yes to the basic vote, the first step has been taken. In: St. Galler Tagblatt (online), July 1, 2019 ( tagblatt.ch ).
   Urs M. Hemm: One step closer to the goal. In: St. Galler Tagblatt. July 1, 2020 ( tagblatt.ch )
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Hans Büchler : Hemberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . These sections are largely based on the entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS), which, according to the HLS's usage information, is under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - Distribution under the same conditions 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).
   
4. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by institutional structure, place of birth and nationality. On: bfs.admin.ch. Federal Statistical Office (FSO), accessed on June 18, 2020.
5. ↑ bergrennen-hemberg.ch
6. ^ Accident in Hemberg: "Overestimation of oneself and ignorance of the limits". In: St. Galler Tagblatt (online), June 12, 2017
7. ↑ 80.780 Wattwil - Hemberg. In: Official course book, timetable year 2020
8. ↑ 80.185 St. Peterzell - Hemberg. In: Official course book, timetable year 2020