Schönenberg on the Thur

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Schönenberg on the Thur
Coat of arms of Schönenberg an der Thur
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau (TG)
District : Weinfelden
Political community : Kradolf-Schönenbergi2
Postal code : 9215
former BFS no. : 4499
Coordinates : 732 648  /  265051 coordinates: 47 ° 31 '22 "  N , 9 ° 12' 0"  O ; CH1903:  732648  /  265051
Height : 457  m above sea level M.
Area : 1.75  km²
Residents: 1360 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 777 inhabitants per km²
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Schönenberg an der Thur (Switzerland)
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Schönenberg an der Thur is south of Sulgen on Thur shore situated village belongs to the municipality Kradolf-Schönenberg the district Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland .

From 1803 to 1995, the former local community was part of the then municipal community of Neukirch an der Thur . Schönenberg an der Thur merged on January 1, 1996 to form the municipality of Kradolf-Schönenberg.

history

Obermühle
Schönenberg spinning mill in the interwar period
Parish before the merger in 1996

Schönenberg was mentioned in a document in 838 as Thuruftisthorf and in 1359 as Schönnenberg . Abbot Bernwig of St. Gallen gave the village to a Wolvini in 838. In the 12th century, the episcopal Constance ministers built a castle which they called Schönenberg and whose name gradually carried over to the village in the 14th century. In 1360 the Bishop of Constance took over the lower court rule, formed the office of Schönenberg with the Rotten Andreuti, Aspenreuti, Katzensteig, Kenzenau and a number of individual farms as well as Neukirch, Halden and Schweizersholz and handed its administration to his Obervogt in Bischofszell , who held it until 1798. Schönenberg shared the fate of Sulgen in church, but had the right to attend the church service in Neukirch.

The community was formed in 1798. In 1872 the local community replaced the ferry with a bridge over the Thur. The residents cultivated grain in three tents as well as growing fruit, wine, horticulture and grass. The dairy industry began in the 19th century. A mill was mentioned as early as 1361, which existed until 1958. In 1676 a mill right allowed the operation of the lower mill, which ran until 1880. In the 19th century, some embroidery was produced at home . Thanks to the hydropower of the Thur , Heinrich Brunner founded a silk weaving mill in Schönenberg in 1863, which initially produced around 140 looms. From 1900 the company was called Siber & Wehrli and in 1910 employed 690 people; In 1925 it was converted into a stock corporation. During the Great Depression in 1932, 350 looms were still running, and in 1978 operations were stopped. The power center of the silk weaving mill can now be visited as an industrial monument. In 1876 Schönenberg received a connection to the Bischofszellerbahn with the station in Kradolf on the opposite side of the Thursday . In the 20th century, jobs in Schönenberg were mainly provided by industry, 80% in 1920 and 63% in 1980. Today the various wood processing companies are important employers. After 1980, numerous new buildings led to an increase in the population.

coat of arms

GW-TG-Schoenenberg.svg

Blazon : Divided by red and white.

The coat of arms was adopted by the Lords of Schönenberg.

population

Population development of Schönenberg an der Thur
year 1831 1850 1900 1950 1990 2000 2010 2018
Local parish 190 246 423 807 1092
Locality 1102 968 1360
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Of the total of 1360 inhabitants in the village of Schönenberg an der Thur in 2018, 308 or 22.6% were foreign nationals. 457 (33.6%) were Protestant Reformed and 350 (25.7%) were Roman Catholic.

Attractions

Klein Rigi above Schönenberg

The sights of Schönenberg an der Thur include the ruins Last (formerly Burg Schönenberg) and Heuberg as well as the old village center with the former mill. The power center of the silk weaving mill can still be visited today, which is an industrial monument and at the same time the most important and most complete facility of its kind in Switzerland. The cable-stayed bridge over the Thur to Kradolf and the "Klein Rigi" lookout point with the dancing of the same name are also striking .

  • Obermühle

  • Power center of the former silk weaving mill

  • Cable-stayed bridge over the Thur

Web links

Commons : Schönenberg an der Thur  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Swiss land use statistics. Completed on July 1, 1912. Published by the Federal Statistical Bureau. ( Memento from April 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b c d Localities and their resident population. Edition 2019 . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (Excel table; 0.1 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Erich Trösch: Schönenberg on the Thur. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
    These sections are largely based on the entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS), which, according to the HLS's usage information, is under the Creative Commons license     - Attribution - Share under the same conditions 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  4. ↑ a b c story. On the website of the municipality of Kradolf-Schönenberg, accessed on November 18, 2019
  5. ↑ a b municipal coat of arms . On the website of the State Archives of the Canton of Thurgau, accessed on December 8, 2019
  6. ↑ Locations and Settlements Directory. Canton of Thurgau, 2005 edition . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (PDF; 1.7 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Locations and Settlements Directory. Canton of Thurgau, 2012 edition. On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (PDF; 3.4 MB), accessed on May 11, 2020.

Remarks

  1. ↑ with outside courtyards