Three whales
Drei Weieren is the name of a local recreation area in the city of St. Gallen , in the St. Georgen district. The five artificially created ponds are located south of the old town on the slopes of Freudenberg and serve as public outdoor pools in summer and occasionally for ice skating in winter. They are easily accessible through the Mühleggbahn .
The name Dreilinden , which comes from a former farm in the area, is now used synonymously.
history
The first two ponds, presumably today's Bubenweiher and Kreuzweiher, were created around 1610 at the behest of the city authorities, as the chronicler Marx Haltmeyer (1640–1702) reports. They should secure the city's water supply . A lot of water was needed especially for the city-based linen trade with its bleaching . In addition, they wanted to take precautions against possible fires . In 1658 the Nellus pond was excavated as the third pond. These three ponds gave the area its current name.
Under the captain and councilor Johannes Werder , the Mannenweiher was redesigned in 1677 and a pond house was built in the process. This was renovated in 1880, 1923 and 1987.
In 1713 another pond was excavated with the Mannenweier. He is the tallest of them all. As a job creation measure, the Nellus pond was filled in by the unemployed in 1920. In its place is the lawn for the women's pond today.
The names of the ponds probably come from the time at the beginning of the 18th century when they were first used for bathing. The Kreuzweiher became a Frauenweier, and so there was now a Frauenweier, a Buebenweier and a Mannenweier, strictly following the gender segregation for bathing establishments that was required at the time . But since the city leaders did not like the fact that there was yelling, mischief and screaming even at the time of the Sunday sermon, bathing was soon forbidden again, which apparently did not last too long.
geography
The ponds from west to east:
- Mannenweier
- Buebenweier
- Women or Chrüzweier
- Eichweier
- Altmannenweier (a little above in the forest)
In total there are still five ponds today, at times there were even seven. The name Dreiweihern has remained. Not one of the three ponds owned by the Müleggweiher above the Müleggschlucht ( Mülenenschlucht ).
Todays use
The Mannenweiher is now a municipal outdoor swimming pool with free entry and no access restrictions. Therefore, it is a popular destination for parties and night owls in summer, but this also causes problems with noise and waste. The Buebenweiher does not allow bathing because of the lush aquatic plants, but in winter it is the pond that is open for ice skating when the ice cover is sufficient. The women's pond is also a public swimming pool; entry is required here. The Eichweiher is small and overgrown and not suitable for swimming. The Altmannenweiher is hidden and rarely visited.
swell
- Rolf Wirth: shower and bathing cap, bathing and swimming in St. Gallen. VGS, St. Gallen 2013.
- 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 .
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '18 " N , 9 ° 23' 16" E ; CH1903: 747,066 / 254144