Hof zu Wil

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View from the east of Wiler's old town. The courtyard can be seen in the middle

The Hof zu Wil was the seat of the Prince Abbot of St. Gallen in the city of Wil . It is classified as a building of "national importance".

history

prehistory

The city of Wil was first mentioned in the Henauer deed in 754 . In 1227 the building and the city of Wil came from the Count of Toggenburg to the prince abbey in connection with the so-called "fratricide". Wil was destroyed in 1292 due to a conflict between the Habsburgs and the prince abbey. In 1301 a peace agreement was reached between the parties, and Wil and his court were rebuilt. Wil was destroyed again by fire in 1312. The farm itself was first mentioned in a document in 1302. Heinrich von Ramstein redeemed the pledged Wil and various other farms in the deed.

Court as the Lieutenancy of the Princely Abbey

Prince Abbot Ulrich Rösch expanded the farm to its present size, established his lieutenancy there and bought additional properties. Due to conflicts with the city of St. Gallen, Rösch liked to stay in Wil. He died in the courtyard on March 13, 1491. Abbots after him did the same, especially to escape the conflicts with the Reformed city of St. Gallen. In 1529 Wil was reformed by the patronage of Zurich and the four-city governor Jakob Frei resided in the courtyard instead of the abbot. In 1531 Abbot Diethelm Blarer von Wartensee (1530-1564) returned to the farm. During his reign, the “Red Gate” building was erected below the courtyard. In 1617 there was apparently a fire, details do not seem to be found in the sources. Under Prince Abbot Cölestin Gugger von Staudach (1687-1696) the roof was converted from a hip to a half-hip roof . In 1693, Cölestin expanded the «Schnetztor», which had previously served as a prison, into its archive. Finally, Abbot Beda Angehrn completely renovated the “Wiler Pfalz ” in 1774. During the Toggenburg War , the city of Wil capitulated to the Reformed besiegers. From 1712 to 1718 the courtyard was the headquarters of the federal towns of Zurich and Bern, both of which were city lords. In the Peace of Baden the court came into the possession of the prince abbey for the last time.

The court after the prince abbey

In 1805 the prince abbey of St. Gallen was abolished. The citizens of Wil took over the building in 1810, but immediately sold it to Baron Johann Nepomuk à Rudenz for 7,750 guilders. He set up a brewery there in 1815 , which operated with changing operators until 1982. The building has been under federal protection since 1978 and has been classified as a "building of national importance" since 1990. In 1988 the city of Wil acquired the farm by referendum. In 1990 the city set up a foundation and handed over ownership of the farm with the aim of maintaining, restoring and revitalizing the farm.

construction

The building has three upper floors as well as an attic and a basement. On the ground floor there is a restaurant, city museum and city library. On the ground floor there is also access to the courtyard garden to the east. The access to the former servants' chapel is in the courtyard garden . The first floor now houses halls that are rented out by the restaurant. Particularly noteworthy is the mural in the "Ulrich-Rösch-Saal", which is said to have been created around 1470/1480. It shows Prince Abbot Ulrich Rösch awarding fiefs . The former private abbot's chapel is on the third floor.

Todays use

In the courtyard there is a restaurant, the city library, the adult education center, and the city museum of the local community.

literature

  • Josef Leo Benz; Hans Peter Mathis, Hans Wechsler: The Hof zu Wil on the way to the future. In: Patrik Bernold et al. (Ed.): Toggenburger Jahrbuch 2001. Wattwil 2000, pp. 119-139.
  • Magdalen Bless-Grabher: Abbot Ulrich Rösch and Wil. In: Werner Vogler (ed.): Ulrich Rösch. St. Gallen prince abbot and sovereign. Pp. 217-239.
  • Irmgard Grüninger: Archaeological research report. The courtyard, the landmark of the abbot city of Wil. In: New Year's Gazette St. Gallen. Volume 136, 1996, pp. 93-99.
  • Hans Peter Mathis, Benno Ruckstuhl, Werner Warth, Hans Wechsler: Der Hofplatz zu Wil (= Swiss Art Guide , Volume 806/807). GSK, Bern 2007.
  • Werner Warth: The city of Wil and the Abbey of St.Gallen. In: Prince Abbey of St. Gallen - Fall and Legacy 1805/2005. St. Gallen 2005, pp. 201-208.

Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '3.7 "  N , 9 ° 3' 0.7"  E ; CH1903:  seven hundred twenty-one thousand four hundred ninety-four  /  258,681

Web links

Commons : Hof (Wil)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b A objects SG 2018 . Swiss inventory of cultural assets of national importance. In: babs.admin.ch / kulturgueterschutz.ch. Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP - Department of Cultural Property Protection, January 1, 2018, accessed on December 26, 2017 (PDF; 87 kB, 15 pages, updated annually, no changes for 2018).
  2. ↑ StiASG, Bremen 7th print: Chartularium Sangallense I, No. 21. Zurich Library I, 5th University Library Abtei SG, No. 18, p. 25.
  3. ↑ a b c Grüninger 1996, p. 95.
  4. ^ Mathis et al. 2007 p. 9.
  5. ↑ StiASG, DDDD.3.A.4a. (lost) Print: Chartularium Sangallense V, No. 18. UB SG III, No. 1138. UB TG IV, No. 1017.
  6. ↑ StiASG, rubr. 13, Faz 9b.
  7. ^ A b Mathis et al. 2007 p. 10.
  8. ↑ Bless-Grabher 1987, p. 217.
  9. ↑ Bless-Grabher 1987, p. 237.
  10. ↑ Grüninger 1996, pp. 95-96.
  11. ↑ Andrea Weibel: Frei, Jakob. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 12, 2004 , accessed May 20, 2020 .
  12. ^ Jacob, Walter: Political Leadership and Reformation. At the same time dissertation University of Zurich, Zurich 1970, in particular: pp. 156–157. ( Available online , PDF; 3.1 MB)
  13. ^ Mathis et al. 2007 p. 11.
  14. ^ Council meeting of February 14, 1693 in the city archive of Wil, Council minutes 1681-93, No. 448.
  15. ↑ Grüninger 1996, p. 96.
  16. ^ A b Mathis et al. 2007 p. 12.
  17. ↑ Jacob Kuratli Hüeblin: Johann Nepomuk Wirz of Rudenz. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 12, 2013 , accessed August 3, 2020 .
  18. ^ A b Mathis et al. 2007 p. 13.
  19. ↑ a b Grüninger 1996, p. 93.
  20. ^ Mathis et al. 2007 pp. 15-17.
  21. ^ Mathis et al. 2007 pp. 18-19.
  22. ^ Mathis et al. 2007 p. 20.
  23. ^ Mathis et al. 2007 p. 27.
  24. ↑ Gastronomy , on hofzuwil.ch, accessed on May 20, 2020.
  25. ↑ City Library , on hofzuwil.ch, accessed on May 20, 2020.
  26. ↑ Wil Volkshochschule , at hofzuwil.ch, accessed on May 20, 2020.
  27. ↑ Stadtmuseum , on hofzuwil.ch, accessed on May 20, 2020.