Mulenenschlucht

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The Steinach crashes into the valley in the Mulenenschlucht gorge
Memorial plaque at the north end of the Mulenenschlucht

The Mulenenschlucht (also Mühlenenschlucht or just Mühlenen ) is a narrow, 350-meter-long gorge south of the old town of St. Gallen . In it the water of the Steinach rushes down from the Mülegg in St. Georgen - the quarter above the gorge - down into the valley.

history

At the lower end of the valley - so the legend goes - Saint Gallus is said to have stumbled and fell into a thorn. He saw this as a sign from God and built a hermitage here. The city ​​of St. Gallen emerged from this hermitage . The collegiate church of St. Gallen is located just north of this narrow basin, where the Steinach is now channeled.

In the valley immediately in front of the former miller gate in the south of the city, the city's mills have been in operation since earlier times . This is where the name comes from. Historically, the name was written without an "h", but both spellings can now be found. Possibly through the spelling of Müller affected, there are also notations with Double L . Several of the old houses in the gorge still exist, but water wheels are no longer found.

The Mulenenschlucht was the city's first industrial quarter. At the beginning of the 19th century at the latest, further industrialization had to be moved to St. Georgen above the gorge for reasons of space. The machine factories important for St. Gallen embroidery were established here . Since the path through the gorge was steep and arduous and is still today, a cable car was built in 1893 with the Mühleggbahn , which leads directly from the monastery to the Mühleggweiher at the upper end of the gorge. The existing water of the Steinach was ideally suited for the construction of a water weight cable car .

Beginning of the Mulenenschlucht near St. Georgen

St. Georgen has lost a lot of its former glory as an industrial quarter. However, it has become both a popular residential area and an important local recreation area in the city. The Mühleggbahn is the shortest and most convenient connection from the old town to the Drei Weieren , the central recreational and swimming area on the southern slope above the town.

literature

  • Ernst Ehrenzeller: History of the City of St. Gallen. Walter and Verena Spühl Foundation, 1988, ISBN 3-7291-1047-0 .
  • Bruno Broder, Heinz Eggmann, René Wagner, Silvia Widmer-Trachsel: City of St. Gallen; a geographical and historical local lore. Ed .: School administration of the city of St. Gallen. Cantonal teaching material publisher St. Gallen.
  • Martin Arnet: The place and field names of the city of St. Gallen. Verlag St. Galler Namenbuch, 1990, ISBN 3-908048-15-X .

Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '14.5 "  N , 9 ° 22' 40.2"  E ; CH1903:  746,318  /  254017