Schönholzerswilen

Schönholzerswilen

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Thurgau Thurgau (TG)
District :	Weinfelden
BFS no. :	4756i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	8577
Coordinates :	727 643 / 264258 coordinates: 47 ° 31 '0 " N , 9 ° 8' 0" O ; CH1903: seven hundred twenty-seven thousand six hundred forty-three / 26425847.516662 9.133336 555
Height :	555 m above sea level M.
Height range :	469–759 m above sea level M.
Area :	10.93 km²
Residents:	865 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.schoenholzerswilen.ch
Village center of Schönholzerswilen
Location of the municipality
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Schönholzerswilen is a municipality and a town in the district of Weinfelden the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland . The community consists of many hamlets, u. a. Hagenwil, Leutenegg and Ritzisbuhwil, on a ridge of the Gabrisstock between Bürglen and Wil SG .

From 1803 to 1964 the local parishes of Schönholzerswilen and Toos formed the municipal parish of Schönholzerswilen. In 1964 these united to form the unitary community Schönholzerswilen.

history

Numerous finds of stone axes, burial mounds and Roman coins prove a settlement since the Neolithic .
→ see section Pre-Roman times in the article Toos

Schönholzerswilen around 1910 with the Reformed Church in the background

Schönholzerswilen was probably mentioned as Wichrammeswilare in 857, as Wilær in 1216 and as Schönholtzerß Wÿlen in 1693. Before the monastery of St. Gallen acquired the lower court in 1439, Schönholzerswilen was owned by Ulrich von St. Johann. St. Gallen connected Schönholzerswilen with Heiligkreuz , Wuppenau and half Toos to the so-called mountain court , while some farms, u. a. in Hagenbuch, Metzgersbuhwil and Wartenwil, until 1798 belonged to the free court Thurlinden . From 1798 to 2010 Schönholzerswilen was part of the Tobel district and, from 1871, of the Münchwilen district .

Schönholzerswilen probably formed a parish in 1275 , but sank to a chaplain of Bussnang before 1508 . The parish of Bussnang took over the Reformation , but in 1564 the abbot of St. Gallen managed to keep the branch Catholic. After Bussnang parish, from 1677 the Reformed went to preach in Neukirch . After the fourth country peace , they built a church in 1714. In 1718 they received a pastor from Zurich as a collator , whose office remained until 1843. The Catholics were later parish in Wuppenau , in 1820 a chaplain was established in Schönholzerswilen, and in 1854 a parish. From 1561 to 1607 there was a Dominican convent on the Nollenberg .

In Schönholzerswilen, arable, meadow and fruit growing were predominant for a long time. Cattle breeding and dairy farming only gained importance in the 19th century, when the first cheese dairy was opened in 1864. The last of the four embroideries, which employed a total of 84 people in 1878, closed in 1922. After 1920 there was also a Lorraine embroidery. The population decreased by almost 20% from 1950 to 1970, so Schönholzerswilen remained a largely intact farming village in which the first economic sector still provided 66% of jobs in 2005.

→ see also section Church (history) in the article Toos

coat of arms

Blazon : Azure, at a floating yellow Nine Mountain (5/4) a border yellow bear .

Until 1798 Schönholzerswilen belonged to the mountain court of the St. Gallen Abbey . The St. Gallen bear above the mountain is the telling expression of this relationship. The colors yellow and blue go back to the gentlemen von Wunnenberg, who were based in Schönholzerswilen

population

Population development in the community of Schönholzerswilen

Population development of the individual communities
	1831	1850	1900	1950	1960	1980	2000	2010	2018
Unified Church						700	731	765	866
Municipal parish		1110	946	888	804
Local parish	870	903	798	762	695
source

Of the total of 866 inhabitants in the municipality of Schönholzerswilen in 2018, 72 or 8.3% were foreign nationals. 412 (47.6%) were Protestant Reformed and 284 (32.8%) were Roman Catholic.

economy

In 2016 Schönholzerswilen offered 219 people work (converted to full-time positions). 45.5% of these were employed in agriculture and forestry, 13.0% in industry, trade and construction and 41.5% in the service sector.

Personalities

Johann Jakob Steinbrüchel (1729–1796), also Steinbrychel , reformed clergyman and theologian as well as classical philologist
David Breitinger (1737–1811), mathematician
Ernst Graf (1886–1937), musician, music teacher
Paul Vollenweider (1888–1962), senior medical officer in the army

Attractions

The village of Schönholzerswilen is listed in the inventory of places worth protecting in Switzerland .

The Bruderloch is a smaller sandstone cave above the village. There is a fireplace by the cave. The cave, which has several rooms and a spring, can be visited.

reformed Church
Wooden ceiling of the reformed church
Catholic Church
Half-timbered house in the village center

Web links

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

Official website of the community of Schönholzerswilen

Individual evidence

↑ 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 .

↑ ^a ^b Thurgau in figures 2019 . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (PDF file; 1.8 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.

↑ ^a ^b 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.

↑ ^a ^b ^c population development of the municipalities. Canton Thurgau, 1850–2000 and resident population of the municipalities and change from the previous year. Canton of Thurgau, 1990–2018. On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (Excel tables; 0.1 MB each), accessed on April 28, 2020.

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Erich Trösch: Schönholzerswilen. 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).

↑ ^a ^b municipal coat of arms . On the website of the State Archives of the Canton of Thurgau, accessed on December 8, 2019

[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 .

[TG_in_Zahlen-2] Thurgau in figures 2019 . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (PDF file; 1.8 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.

[Orte_TG-3] 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.

[StatistikTG-4] population development of the municipalities. Canton Thurgau, 1850–2000 and resident population of the municipalities and change from the previous year. Canton of Thurgau, 1990–2018. On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (Excel tables; 0.1 MB each), accessed on April 28, 2020.