Schindellegi
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 Schwyz (SZ)
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| District : | Yards | |
| Municipality : | Feusisberg | |
| Postal code : | 8834 | |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH SGI | |
| Coordinates : | 695 628 / 225 106 | |
| Height : | 764 m above sea level M. | |
| Residents: | 3574 (December 31, 2017) | |
| Website: | www.feusisberg.ch | |
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Schindellegi is a village within the political municipality Feusisberg in the Swiss canton of Schwyz .
history
Schindellegi was first mentioned in a document in 1220 as a shingle storage area. In the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period it was occupied or looted on various occasions in the course of armed conflicts, namely during the Old Zurich War (1439–1450), during the Kappel Wars (1529–1531), during the Villmerger Wars (1656/1712) and by French troops in battle at Schindellegi (1798).
In 1848 the community Feusisberg was constituted with the villages Feusisberg and Schindellegi. The connection to the Wädenswil – Einsiedeln railway line of the Wädenswil – Einsiedeln railway took place in 1877.
religion
Schindellegi is on the pilgrimage route to Einsiedeln. This is probably one of the reasons why St. Anne became the patron saint of the former chapel and today's church. Goethe, who traveled to Einsiedeln in 1797, visited and mentioned Schindellegi. Like the entire canton of Schwyz, the population in Schindellegi was originally Catholic. Due to the influx, there are now many Reformed Christians and members of other religions. The Reformed Christians belong to the Reformed parish of Höfe, whose center is in Pfäffikon SZ . The Catholic parish of St. Anna is part of the Berg pastoral care room. Reformed Christians enjoy hospitality in the Catholic Church of St. Anne at weddings and funerals .
geography
Schindellegi is 346 meters above Lake Zurich on the Sihl , which here approaches the lake for three kilometers. A rock dam on which the St. Anna Church was built prevents them from taking the direct route into Lake Zurich . So it flows further west, along the slope, only to flow into the Limmat in Zurich . Schindellegi has been on important roads since the Middle Ages. Goethe (1797) also traveled through Schindellegi on his pilgrimage to Einsiedeln.
Companies
Schindellegi is the seat of the transport and logistics group Kuehne + Nagel (Kuehne + Nagel International AG), the Kuehne Foundation and the stationery manufacturer Pelikan (Pelikan Holding AG).
Personalities
- Klaus-Michael Kühne (* 1937), entrepreneur and manager, lives in Schindellegi
- Sergio Marchionne (1952–2018), economic manager, lived in Schindellegi
- Georg Hess (1956–2016), politician (CVP), lived in Schindellegi
- Boris Collardi (* 1974), bank manager, lives in Schindellegi
- Simon Ammann (* 1981), ski jumper, four-time Olympic champion, lives in Schindellegi
Attractions
photos
Schindellegi railway station
Bridge of the canton road over the Sihl
Labyrinth in front of the church
Interior of the Church of St. Anna
school
Post office and bank
literature
- Anja Buschow Oechslin: The art monuments of the canton Schwytz. Schwyz IV. District Höfe. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2010 (Art Monuments of Switzerland Volume 118). ISBN 978-3-906131-93-1 .
swell
Odilo Ringholz (OSB): History of Schindellegi (Canton Schwyz) and their church building, Schindellegi church building association, Einsiedeln 1922
Web links
- Paul Wyrsch-Ineichen: Schindellegi. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Website of the municipality of Feusisberg
- Website of the reformed parish of Höfe
- Website of the pastoral care room in Berg
Individual evidence
- ↑ (without weekly resident ) community Feusisberg - detailed population figures
- ^ Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von .: Goethe's poetic works: complete edition. License edition. Weltbild, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89350-448-6 .