Kurzenberg
Kurzenberg ("der Kurzenberg") was the name of a municipality in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden until 1666 . The name Curtimberg was first mentioned around 1163. It probably originated from Curtim Tale (Hof Thal).
Today the term is still used to denote the region.
geography
The area of the community Kurzenberg includes today's communities Heiden , Wolfhalden and Lutzenberg . It covers part of the valley between the mountain ranges of the Buchberg and the Kurzenberg, as well as the flank of the Kurzenberg.
history
The area of the later communities Heiden, Wolfhalden and Lutzenberg originally belonged to Hof Thal , which was a fiefdom of the Diocese of Constance and was called " Vogtei Rheineck " since the 12th century .
In the wake of the Appenzell Wars of Freedom at the beginning of the 15th century, a development began during which the area of the later communities Heiden, Wolfhalden and Lutzenberg broke away from the association of Hof Thal. This area ("the people from the mountain") has since formed the eastern part of the Land of Appenzell , the municipality of Kurzenberg ("den Kurzenberg").
According to Thal, the Kurzenberg was - according to its original political affiliation - ecclesiastical. In 1529 the area adopted the Reformed faith. In 1652 Heiden and Wolfhalden broke away from the mother church in Thal because of the long church path and built their own houses of worship. The Kurzenberg thus split up into the three independent communities Heiden, Wolfhalden and Lutzenberg (which remained ecclesiastically near Thal).
Web links
- Thomas Fuchs: Kurzenberg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '40 " N , 9 ° 32' 49" E ; CH1903: 759000 / 257000