Oberschan
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 Switzerland
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 Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
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| Constituency : | Werdenberg | |
| Political community : | Wartau | |
| Postal code : | 9479 | |
| Coordinates : | 754 588 / 218482 | |
| Height : | 668 m above sea level M. | |
| Residents: | 838 (December 2017) | |
| Website: | www.wartau.ch | |
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Oberschan ( Schaa in the local dialect ) is a village in the political municipality of Wartau in the canton of St. Gallen .
Geographical location
Oberschan is the highest village in the political municipality of Wartau, which is the southernmost municipality in the Werdenberg region . Oberschan lies at the foot of the Alviers and the Gauschla . Malans is a little below Oberschan . If you drive through Oberschan, after a short time you reach the small villages of Gretschins and Fontnas and later the village of Weite .
population
Oberschan, including Gretschins and Malans, has 838 inhabitants (as of December 2017). Most of the population belongs to the Reformed denomination and is looked after by the Evangelical Reformed parish of Wartau. The Catholic part of the population belongs to the Wartau parish, which belongs to the Werdenberg pastoral care unit.
education
Primary school students from the villages of Oberschan, Malans, Gretschins and Fontnas are taught in the Bühl school (1st to 6th grade) in Oberschan. The gym and kindergarten are located in the multi-purpose building in Oberschan (MZO). The upper school students are taught in the upper school center Seidenbaum, which is located in the Rhine valley east of Azmoos and northeast of Trübbach .
Attractions
- The Wartau Legends and Stories Trail provides an insight into various legends and stories from Wartau and leads, among other things, through the fields and swamps of the “Schaner Riet”.
- Postlis Stadel , local history museum in the center of the village
- Hammerschmiede , right next to Postlis Stadel
- Hotel Alvier with "Heidpielplatz", accessible by gondola
- Oberschan natural pool , outdoor pool with spring water
- Hiking and biking trails in the Palfries area (former Walser settlement )
- Magletsch Fortress near Gretschins
Museum Postlis Stadel
Hammer forge
societies
- The Oberschan gymnastics club was founded in 1886.
- The Oberschan Music Society is an association of voluntary musicians from Oberschan.
- The Oberschan shooting club was founded in 1887.
Events
Regular events are (among others):
- Ecumenical mountain service on the Purlifenz-Bödeli
- Gymnastics entertainment from TV Oberschan
- Malanser Platzkonzert of the Oberschan Music Society
- Night shooting by the shooting club in September
regional customs
Every year on New Year's Eve in Oberschan, the “Silveschterchläus” go from house to house, pat those who are visited on the back and wish them a happy new year. Young men (including young women, so-called Chlausmeitli ) are mostly used as New Year's Eve lice . House owners often offer the Kläusen a glass of mulled wine .
Web links
- Web presence of the municipality of Wartau
- Wartau tourist office
- Artillery Fort Association Magletsch
- Museum "Postlis Stadel"
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.wartau.ch/de/portrait/gemeindeinzahlen
- ↑ Key figures on wartau.ch
- ↑ Evangelical Reformed Parish of Wartau on ref-wartau.ch
- ↑ Wartau parish on kathwartau.ch