Niederhelfenschwil

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Niederhelfenschwil
Coat of arms of Niederhelfenschwil
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
Constituency : Wilw
BFS no. : 3423i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 9525 Lenggenwil
9526 Zuckenriet
9527 Niederhelfenschwil
Coordinates : 731 754  /  259 756 coordinates: 47 ° 28 '31 "  N , 9 ° 11' 12"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and thirty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty-four  /  two hundred and fifty-nine thousand seven hundred and fifty-six
Height : 580  m above sea level M.
Height range : 470–682 m above sea level M.
Area : 16.37  km²
Residents: 3149 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 192 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.niederhelfenschwil.ch
Location of the municipality
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Niederhelfenschwil is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland .

It consists of the villages of Niederhelfenschwil , Lenggenwil and Zuckenriet . The name of the municipality is considered the longest name of all Swiss municipalities.

The community

The community lies on a plateau north of the Thur between the towns of Wil and Bischofszell . The area was under the control of the abbot of the St. Gallen monastery until the canton was founded . The political community Niederhelfenschwil includes the villages Niederhelfenschwil, Lenggenwil and Zuckenriet and the hamlets Enkhüseren, Dietenwil, Dägetschwil, Eggetsbüel, Sonnenberg, Dietrüti, Taa, Hueb and Laupen.

The villages can be reached by postbus from the Uzwil and Wil train stations. Rural settlements and larger forest areas shape the image of the former Drumlin landscape. Many new residential buildings have changed their structural character significantly in recent years.

Numerous SMEs offer jobs and training positions . Shops in all three villages guarantee basic supplies.

Each of the three villages has a kindergarten and a primary school. The upper school pupils are taught in the central school building in Sproochbrugg (together with the neighboring community of Zuzwil ). A club life offers opportunities for youth development, sport, music, culture and entertainment.

The three villages of the parish

Niederhelfenschwil

The village of Niederhelfenschwil (Weiler des Helfotes), which gives the entire municipality its name and houses the municipal administration, is located in the east of the municipality and borders the canton of Thurgau . Niederhelfenschwil was first mentioned in a document in 817/818. In the center of the village is the baroque parish church (1786). It is one of the most beautiful rural sacred buildings in Eastern Switzerland and is referred to as the “little cathedral of the diocese”. To the west of the village on the edge of the Hohrainwald and on the Oberbürer municipality is the Glattburg convent with its unique rococo church. South below the village there is a tranquil hamlet, the Kobesenmühle. The artist and philosopher Wilhelm Lehmann (1884–1974) lived and worked there . His life's work is publicly accessible in the exhibition of the old mill.

Zuckenriet

The village of Zuckenriet (Riet des Zucko) is located in the northern part of the municipality. Zuckenriet is mentioned for the first time in 782 as a gift to the St. Gallen monastery . Zuckenriet Castle (Spiegelberg) towers high above the village, a mighty half-timbered building with a striking hipped roof. It was built in the 11th and 12th centuries under Abbot Ulrich von Eppenstein and served as the seat of the prince's administrator. It later came into the possession of the Löw von Zuckenriet family. The current building and the Gothic castle chapel date from the 15th century. The castle has been privately owned since 1807.

Lenggenwil

The village of Lenggenwil also owes its name to an Alemanni , the settler Linko. The descendants bequeathed his estate to the St. Gallen monastery in 903. The small baroque parish church and the striking rectory characterize the village center. Remnants of the former glacier landscape can still be seen in various small moor areas outside the village. Lenggenwil has made a name for itself in recent years with its theater and open-air performances and the annual carnival parade attracts thousands of visitors. Active youth and village associations are behind these major events.

  • Niederhelfenschwil from the air

  • Twitched from the air

  • Niederhelfenschwil in 1938

  • Historic aerial photo of Lenggenwil by Werner Friedli from 1954

  • Historical aerial photo of Zuckenriet by Werner Friedli from 1954

Attractions

The Zuckenriet Castle is particularly worth seeing (only from the outside).

literature

Web links

Commons : Niederhelfenschwil  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ StiASG , Urk. II 12. Online at e-chartae , accessed on June 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Zuckenriet village chronicle (PDF) , on Niederhelfenschwil.ch.
  4. ↑ StiASG , Urk. I 78. Online at e-chartae , accessed on June 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ StiASG , Urk. IV 439. Online at e-chartae , accessed on June 25, 2020.