List of cultural assets of national importance in the canton of St. Gallen
This list contains all nationally significant cultural assets (A objects, regulated in KGSV) in the canton of St. Gallen , which are noted in the 2009 edition (as of January 1, 2018) of the Swiss inventory of cultural assets of national and regional importance . It is sorted according to political communities ; it contains 77 individual buildings, 14 collections, 20 archaeological sites and one special case.
Abbreviations
- A: archeology
- Arch: Archive
- B: library
- E: single object
- M: Museum
- O: Multipart object
- S: special case
Inventory by municipality
Amden
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Amden
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9649 |
|
Strahlegg Castle (Roman watchtower, castle ruins) | A. | Betlis | 729620 / 221870 |
Bad Ragaz
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Bad Ragaz
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8085 |
|
Freudenberg ruins | A E |
756220 / 208540 | |
| 8090 |
|
St. Leonhard Chapel | E. | Sarganserstrasse 4 | 756190 / 208980 |
| 9390 |
|
Village pool with pump room | E. | Bartholoméplatz 1 | 756812 / 207764 |
Balgach
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Balgach
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8092 |
|
Old Town Hall | E. | Steigstrasse 17 | 763654 / 253054 |
mountain
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Berg SG
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9509 | Kleiner Hahnberg Castle | E. | Hahnberg 182 | 748980 / 262316 |
Degersheim
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Degersheim
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8112 |
|
Cistercian monastery of Magdenau | O | Wolfertswil, Magdenau | 730722 / 251623 |
| 8114 |
|
Former parish church of St. Verena | E. | Wolfertswil, Magdenau | 730480 / 251420 |
Eschenbach
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Eschenbach SG
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8120 | Kusterhaus (Landrichterhaus) | E. | Dorfstrasse 13 | 712320 / 233140 | |
| 10481 | Fründsberg (castle site) | A. | Goldingen , Fründsberg | 713675 / 238055 |
Flawil
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Flawil
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8125 |
|
Old Town Hall | E. | Burgau , Rathausstrasse | 733630 / 252072 |
| 9401 |
|
Hirschen inn | E. | Oberglatt , St. Gallerstrasse | 733370 / 252666 |
Flums
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Flums
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8130 | Catholic Church of St. Justus | E. | Marktstrasse | 744710 / 217300 | |
| 8134 | Chapel of St. Jacob | E. | St. Jacob | 743327 / 218273 | |
| 9650 |
|
Gräpplang Castle (prehistoric hilltop settlement / medieval castle ruins) | A E |
743750 / 218620 |
Gaiserwald
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Gaiserwald
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8135 |
|
Catholic parish church of St. Joseph | E. | Abtwil , Kirchweg | 742260 / 254030 |
Gossau
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Gossau SG
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9039 |
|
Former rubber band weaving mill | E. | Stadtbühlstrasse 12 | 736726 / 252840 |
Grabs
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Grabs
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8149 |
|
Werdenberg Castle | E. | Werdenberg , Städtli | 753366 / 226145 |
| 8151 | Mill, saw, wool laundry and hammer mill | O | Glockenweg | 751560 / 227420 | |
| 10126 |
|
City fortifications | O | Werdenberg | 753470 / 226130 |
| 10127 |
|
Snake house | E. | Werdenberg, Städtli 14 | 753432 / 226045 |
| 11760 |
|
Medieval stand series | O | Werdenberg, Städtli 2-7 | 753467 / 226106 |
| 11771 |
|
House | E. | Werdenberg, Städtli 16 | 753419 / 226053 |
| 11772 |
|
House | E. | Werdenberg, Städtli 23 | 753445 / 226102 |
| 11773 |
|
Duplex | O | Werdenberg, Städtli 24, 25 | 753459 / 226127 |
Hemberg
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Hemberg
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10128 |
|
Red House | E. | Bächli, Bruggstrasse 9 | 732243 / 240188 |
Kirchberg
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Kirchberg SG
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10129 |
|
Catholic Parish and Pilgrimage Church of St. Peter and Paul (Holy Cross Church ) | E. | Wilerstrasse | 720885 / 252442 |
Lichtensteig
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Lichtensteig
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8178 |
|
Old Town Hall | E. | Back alley 22 | 724592 / 242636 |
Mels
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Mels
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8189 |
|
Castels (prehistoric-medieval hilltop settlement) | A. | 749930 / 212825 | |
| 9651 | St. Peter and Paul (early medieval churches) | A. | Kirchweg | 750725 / 212520 |
Neckertal
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Neckertal
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8194 |
|
House Näf | E. | St. Peterzell , ford 520 | 729375 / 243310 |
| 8195 |
|
Upper Türmlihaus | E. | St. Peterzell, Furtstrasse 93 | 729836 / 243289 |
| 10141 |
|
Lower Türmlihaus | E. | St. Peterzell, Furtstrasse 95 | 729744 / 243262 |
Nesslau
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Nesslau
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8176 |
|
Former Benedictine monastery | O | New St. Johann , Johanneumstrasse 1, 3 | 732888 / 232398 |
| 10142 |
|
House | E. | New St. Johann, Sidwaldstrasse 6 | 732937 / 232568 |
Niederbueren
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Niederbüren
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8519 |
|
Sorntal Textile Museum | M. | Sorntal | 735146 / 259658 |
| 10143 |
|
Residential house or guest house at the old hostel | E. | State road 35 | 733066 / 258808 |
Niederhelfenschwil
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Niederhelfenschwil
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8205 |
|
Catholic Parish Church of St. John Baptist | E. | Village | 731792 / 259840 |
| 8206 |
|
Zuckenriet Castle | E. | Zuckenriet , Schlossstrasse | 729994 / 261197 |
Oberriet
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Oberriet
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8213 |
|
Montlingerberg (prehistoric hilltop settlement) | A. | Montlingen | 762360 / 245140 |
| 8215 |
|
Wichenstein ruins | A E |
Wichensteinstrasse | 759880 / 243960 |
Pfäfers
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Pfäfers
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8222 |
|
Old bath with chapel | E. | Bad Pfäfers | 755923 / 204562 |
| 8223 |
|
Former Benedictine abbey | O | Wartensteinstrasse | 756965 / 206425 |
| 8224 | Drachenloch (Palaeolithic cave) | A. | Vattis | 750440 / 199060 | |
| 8225 |
|
Wartenstein castle ruins | A E |
Burgweg | 757600 / 206880 |
Rapperswil-Jona
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Rapperswil-Jona
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8158 |
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Church of St. Dionys-Wurmsbach | E. | St. Dionysstrasse | 707760 / 231686 |
| 8233 |
|
Rapperswil town hall | E. | Hauptplatz 1 | 704334 / 231510 |
| 8234 |
|
Rapperswil Castle | E. | lock | 704270 / 231621 |
| 8242 |
|
Roman Vicus Centum Prata | A. | Kempraten | 704630 / 232595 |
| 8573 |
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Rapperswil Castle Archive and Library in the Poland Museum | Arch B |
lock | 704270 / 231621 |
| 9652 |
|
Seedamm (prehistoric / medieval bridges) and the remains of the Rapperswil-Jona technical center | A. | Sea dam | 704020 / 230945 |
Rheineck
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Rheineck
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8248 |
|
Löwenhof | O | Rorschacherstrasse 15 | 761928 / 259679 |
Rorschach
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Rorschach
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8258 |
|
Former Benedictine monastery Mariaberg (cantonal teachers' seminar) | E. | Seminarstrasse 27 | 754991 / 260013 |
| 8259 |
|
Former granary | E. | Hauptstrasse 58 | 754744 / 260749 |
Sargans
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Sargans
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8270 |
|
Sargans Castle | E. | Schlossstrasse | 751851 / 212957 |
| 8272 |
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Gonzen Mines : mines, ruins and gravel works | S. | Vild | 752900 / 213800 |
Schänis
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Schänis
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8277 |
|
Beaver head (Roman watchtower) | A. | 723720 / 221480 | |
| 8278 |
|
Gallus Tower | E. | Gallusgasse | 721935 / 224604 |
| 8282 |
|
Former women's monastery for the Holy Cross | O | Rathausplatz 1 | 721828 / 224469 |
St. Gallen
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8295 |
|
Former Dominican convent of St. Catherine | E. | Katharinengasse 15 | 746236 / 254731 |
| 8296 |
|
St. Gallen train station | E. | Bahnhofplatz 2 | 745705 / 254283 |
| 8297 |
|
Main post | E. | Bahnhofplatz 5 | 745714 / 254199 |
| 8299 |
|
Cantonal library and city archive (building) | E. | Notkerstrasse 22 | 746606 / 254962 |
| 8302 |
|
Art museum (building) | E. | Museumstrasse 32 | 746583 / 254814 |
| 8303 |
|
Reformed St. Laurence Church | E. | Marktgasse 25 | 746245 / 254430 |
| 8304 |
|
Railway bridge Bodensee-Toggenburgbahn (Sitter Viaduct) | E. | Wagenwaldstrasse | 742388 / 251672 |
| 8306 |
|
Eisensteg Zweibruggen ( Haggen Bridge ) | E. | Haggenstrasse | 743472 / 251626 |
| 8310 |
|
Kräzern road bridge with customs house | O | Krätzernstrasse | 742150 / 252320 |
| 8312 |
|
Abbey district with cathedral , abbey building, abbey library and other buildings | O | Monastery courtyard 1–8 | 746297 / 254343 |
| 8314 |
|
Broderbrunnen | E. | St. Leonhard-Strasse | 746009 / 254369 |
| 8331 |
|
University of St. Gallen HSG | O | Dufourstrasse 48, 50 | 746033 / 255229 |
| 8333 |
|
Cantonal school at Burggraben | E. | Moat 21 | 746485 / 254554 |
| 8348 |
|
Tröckneturm | E. | Burgweiherweg 569 | 744111 / 253441 |
| 8352 |
|
Volksbad | E. | Volksbadstrasse 4–6 | 746806 / 254889 |
| 8354 |
|
Oceanic commercial building | E. | St. Leonhard-Strasse 20 | 745879 / 254290 |
| 8355 |
|
Washington commercial building | E. | Rosenbergstrasse 20–22 | 745832 / 254539 |
| 8513 |
|
Historical and Ethnological Museum (collection) | Arch M |
Museumstrasse 50 | 746682 / 254913 |
| 8515 | Textile Museum (collection) | M. | Vadianstrasse 2 | 745986 / 254307 | |
| 8516 |
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Nature museum (collection) | M. | Rorschacher Strasse 263 | 748605 / 256165 |
| 8517 | Art museum (collection) | M. | Museumstrasse 32 | 746594 / 254825 | |
| 8552 |
|
Museum in the warehouse | M. | Davidstrasse 44 | 745517 / 253887 |
| 8775 |
|
Abbey library , music collection | B. | Monastery courtyard 6d | 746295 / 254245 |
| 8776 | Stiftsarchiv | B. | Monastery courtyard 1 | 746296 / 254239 | |
| 8795 |
|
State Archives of the Canton of St. Gallen | Arch | Monastery courtyard 1 | 746295 / 254382 |
| 8815 | Cantonal library (collection) | Arch B |
Notkerstrasse 22 | 746606 / 254962 | |
| 8995 |
|
City Theatre | E. | Museumsstrasse 24 | 746501 / 254716 |
| 9342 | Cantonal Library (Vadiana) | E. | Notkerstrasse 22 | 746607 / 254956 | |
| 9343 |
|
Pen library | E. | Monastery courtyard 6d | 746298 / 254242 |
| 9511 |
|
Lokremise with water tower | O | Grünbergstrasse 7 | 745400 / 254082 |
| 9654 |
|
Medieval / modern city | A. | 746240 / 254400 | |
| 10154 |
|
Catholic parish church St. Maria Neudorf | O | Rorschacherstrasse 257 | 748492 / 256066 |
St. Margrethen
Inventory : List of cultural assets in St. Margrethen
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8358 |
|
Old St. Margaretha Church | E. | Wasen | 764605 / 258377 |
Tübach
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Tübach
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8373 |
|
Capuchin convent of St. Scholastica | O | Schulstrasse 38 | 751863 / 260861 |
Uzwil
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Uzwil
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8382 | Villa Waldbühl | E. | Holland 996 | 727565 / 256327 | |
| 8518 | Hauser & Wirth Collection | M. | Henau, Felseggstrasse 51 | 726790 / 258221 |
Waldkirch
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Waldkirch
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8386 |
|
Catholic Parish Church of St. John Baptist | E. | Bernhardzell, Kirchstrasse | 743050 / 259850 |
Walenstadt
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Walenstadt
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9655 |
|
St. Georgenberg (prehistoric-early medieval hill settlement / St. Georg chapel ) |
A E |
Berschis | 745170 / 218530 |
Wartau
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Wartau
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8396 | Gretschins-Herrenfeld / Ochsenberg (prehistoric settlement / sacrificial place / medieval castle, ruin) | A. | Gretschins , Burghalde | 755750 / 218420 | |
| 8397 |
|
Walser town hall on Palfries | E. | Palm frieze | 748974 / 218058 |
Weesen
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Weesen
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9656 | Altweesen (late Roman fort / medieval desert) | A. | Bahnhofstrasse / Ziegelbrückstrasse | 725480 / 221515 |
Wil
Inventory : List of cultural assets in Wil SG
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8106 |
|
Pilgrimage church Maria-Hilf, Dreibrunnen | E. | Kapellstrasse | 719580 / 259072 |
| 8413 |
|
Baron house | E. | Marktgasse 73 | 721479 / 258636 |
| 8414 |
|
court | O | Marktgasse 88–90 | 721485 / 258680 |
| 9341 | Dominican convent of St. Catherine, library | B. | Klosterweg 7 | 721501 / 258366 |
Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
| KGS no. | photo | Object description | Type | address | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8071 |
|
Wildenmannlisloch (palaeolithic cave) | E. | Alt St. Johann | 737730 / 225690 |
| 8422 |
|
Ulrich Zwingli's birthplace | E. | Wildhaus , Lisighus 167 | 744059 / 229520 |
See also
- List of cultural assets in the canton of St. Gallen - cultural assets of national, regional and local importance.
Web links
Commons : Cultural assets of national importance (A objects) in the canton of St. Gallen - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Web presence of the Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP - The protection of cultural assets in Switzerland
- Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP - KGS inventory A objects - canton lists (as of January 1, 2018)
- 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).
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal Chancellery : Ordinance on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflicts, Disasters and Emergencies (KGSV). SR 520.31. In: Systematic Legal Collection SR . Swiss Federal Council , October 29, 2014, accessed on August 30, 2017 (as of January 1, 2016).
- ↑ Website palafittes.org: Swiss sites in the UNESCO World Heritage Site ( Memento of the original dated May 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Rapperswil / Hombrechtikon field Bach (CH-SG-01), Rapperswil-pilot (CH-SG-02), freienbach-hurden rosshorn (CH SZ-01) together with the prehistoric and historic Seequerungen accessed, on February 15, 2013
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