Mühlrüti

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Mühlrüti
Mühlrüti coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
Constituency : Toggenburgw
Political community : Mosnangi2
Postal code : 9613
Coordinates : 716 796  /  247804 coordinates: 47 ° 22 '15 "  N , 8 ° 59' 6"  O ; CH1903:  716 796  /  247804
Height : 758  m above sea level M.
Residents: 392 (2018)
Mühlrüti from the east

Mühlrüti from the east

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Mühlrüti is a village in the municipality of Mosnang in Toggenburg on the north-western border of the canton of St. Gallen with around 400 inhabitants. Mühlrüti has its own Catholic parish and a primary school . The landmark is the baroque St. Joseph's Church, completed in 1766 .

location

Mühlrüti is the starting point of the road connections to Fischingen , Kirchberg , Mosnang and Hulftegg. The 7 km long Hulfteggstrasse leading to Steg in the Tösstal is largely in the Mühlrütner area. The village is accessed by the Bütschwil –Mosnang – Hulftegg post bus line, from where hiking trails lead towards the Schnebelhorn and Hörnli .

history

Aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1955

In the 15th century the lower jurisdiction lay partly with the Counts of Toggenburg and partly with the rule of Tannegg of the Diocese of Constance. The rights of the Counts of Toggenburg came in 1468 at the St. Gallen Abbey of which a bailiff in from now on Lichtensteig the high jurisdiction exercised.

The Reformation persisted until 1531, after which the village was completely re-Catholicized. In 1652 a chapel was built on the square in front of the "Hirschen" and was consecrated in 1672 to the Holy Family .

On August 30, 1764, Mühlrüti separated from the parish of Mosnang and became independent. The complicated legal structures, in which the Bishop of Constance had a say as the spiritual overlord, led to a long struggle for responsibilities before the parish was founded. The St. Gallen prince abbot Cölestin Gugger managed to reach an agreement. The shell of the church was built as early as 1763, followed by the consecration in 1766 in honor of St. Josef , St. Otmar and St. Theodul .

Population development
year 1765 2005
Residents 397 400

In 1765 Mühlrüti had 397 inhabitants. In 1803 Mühlrüti was assigned to the newly formed Political Community of Mosnang. In 1867, after three years of construction, Hulfteggstrasse was opened.

Culture and sport

In Mühlrüti has a sacred grave condition, which in the Holy Week is situated in the parish church.

In addition to a music society, a male choir and a church choir, Mühlrüti has a parament association that takes care of the maintenance of liturgical textiles. The cattle breeding association holds an annual cattle show.

In May, teams of five and individual athletes compete in the Hulftegg relay in inline skating, cross-country skiing, biking and cycling.

Personalities

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literature

  • Bernhard Anderes, Josef Hagmann: Community of Mosnang. Cultural history and art Mosnang-Mühlrüti-Libingen . Kalberer, Bazenheid 1996, ISBN 3-9520633-2-0 , pp. 95-100 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. population. On the website of the municipality of Mosnang, accessed on October 25, 2018
  2. a b c d Hans Büchler : Mühlrüti. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  3. a b Mühlrüti. On the website of the Lower Toggenburg pastoral care unit, accessed on October 25, 2019
  4. Associations. On the website of the municipality of Mosnang, accessed on October 25, 2019
  5. Urs Nobel: Viehschau Mühlrüti: Bella lives up to its name. In: St. Galler Tagblatt (online), October 1, 2018
  6. 54th Hulftegg relay on Saturday May 4th, 2019. On the race result website , accessed on October 25th, 2019