Schwellbrunn

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Schwellbrunn
Schwellbrunn coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)
District : former Hinterland districtw
BFS no. : 3004i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 9103
Coordinates : 736 782  /  246 116 coordinates: 47 ° 21 '6 "  N , 9 ° 14' 57"  O ; CH1903:  736 782  /  two hundred and forty-six thousand one hundred sixteen
Height : 966  m above sea level M.
Height range : 730–1102 m above sea level M.
Area : 17.42  km²
Residents: 1573 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 90 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.schwellbrunn.ch
Location of the municipality
Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton St. Gallen Kanton St. Gallen Bezirk Mittelland Bezirk Vorderland Herisau Hundwil Schönengrund Schwellbrunn Stein AR Urnäsch WaldstattMap of Schwellbrunn
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Schwellbrunn is a municipality in the hinterland of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland .

geography

Schwellbrunn is located on a hill, a narrow ridge, above Degersheim and Herisau and is a popular excursion destination. Schwellbrunn is at 972 m above sea level. M. the highest municipality in the canton and offers a view of the north shore of Lake Constance . The Wissbach rises to the west, the Glatt to the east of the ridge.

Neighboring communities are Herisau, Waldstatt , Urnäsch , Schönengrund , Neckertal and Degersheim in a clockwise direction .

history

Historic aerial photo by Walter Mittelholzer from 1920

Individual farms have been mentioned since 900 and were handed down in 1268 with the name Schwellbrunnen. As part of the Rhode and parish of Herisau, the village joined the Reformation in 1529. Only after the church was built near the Hofstatt and the political separation from Herisau in 1648 did a real street village emerge along the main road from St. Gallen to Toggenburg . It remained largely unchanged until the 20th century and has therefore become a site of national importance. The new community organized itself in an upper and lower group, which alternately provided the community governor until 1818. The old division of the community lived on in the names of the two reading societies, which until the year 2000 together with the agricultural and alpine farming association and the Trade association formed the most important political and cultural associations. In the 19th century, there was also a pronounced singing culture. With the establishment of an SVP section in the 1990s, the local bourgeois party of the FDP also gained in importance, and a section of the Social Democrats was added in 2010.

The new construction of the main road from Herisau to Toggenburg via Waldstatt in 1789 met with resistance in Schwellbrunn, because it put the village on the sidelines in terms of traffic and initiated its economic and demographic decline. The majority of the rural population took part in the boom in the textile industry around 1800, and individual manufacturers and merchants gained importance in the cotton industry. In addition, the Schwellbrunners lived mainly from butter and cheese production, beekeeping and the export of charcoal wood. In 1871 an embroidery factory was established, and from 1880 Schwellbrunn developed into a climatic health resort. In the 1930s, the previous main occupations of weaving and embroidery almost completely disappeared. Since then, the community has been characterized by cattle and dairy farming, the largest cattle show in the canton takes place in the village. Ski lifts have been in operation in the municipality since 1970. Thanks to its quiet location with a view, the village was valued as a place to live, and the population has increased again since around 1980. In 2017 Schwellbrunn was voted the “most beautiful village in Switzerland”.

population

Population development
year 1667 1794 1850 1900 1941 1950 1980 2000 2010
Residents 1,012 2,436 2,254 1,888 1'412 1'515 1,142 1,468 1,477
Tin can by Jakob Glinz, St. Gallen

Attractions

The church, which is used equally , was built in 1647/48, major renovation in 1763 by Hans Ulrich Grubenmann . In the church; Tin can by Jakob Glinz, a tin caster in St. Gallen .

  • Schwellbrunn

  • Schwellbrunn, Egg

  • Post office, church, rectory

  • Egg

  • Schoolhouse, summer valley

  • Beautiful New Year's Eve

Culture and sport

The community library is housed in the Sommertal school building.

The village of Schwellbrunn can be seen in the film “Un Franco, 14 Pesetas”, which was shot in the summer of 2006 in Schwellbrunn.

The fistball team , which was founded by some members of the gymnastics club in 1981 , now appears under the name of Faustball Schwellbrunn and played successfully in the National League A.

tourism

Schwellbrunn originally had two bow ski lifts; the Landscheide ski lift (1022 m) - Sitz (1084 m) with a length of 340 m and the Löschwendi (852 m) - Risi (1035 m) ski lift with a length of 750 m, which were connected by two pony lifts. The Löschwendi - Risi ski lift and the connecting lifts were temporarily shut down due to the increasingly poor snow conditions in recent winters. The final decommissioning (including subsequent dismantling) took place at the end of the 2014/15 season; the Landscheide - Sitz ski lift will continue to operate. In addition to the ski lifts, a separate toboggan run is being prepared below the village in the area with the field name “Bühel”.

In summer, the idyllic and varied landscape is ideal for hiking tourism. The hiking trail network includes a section of the Schwabenweg . In addition, there are two themed trails, the “Culture Trail” and the “Riddle Trail”.

Web links

Commons : Schwellbrunn  - 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. ↑ Thomas Fuchs: Schwellbrunn. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  3. ↑ The most beautiful village in Switzerland - The secret of Schwellbrunn. Retrieved May 18, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Thomas Fuchs: Schwellbrunn. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  5. ↑ Highlights in the community. Schwellbrunn municipality, accessed on January 29, 2011 .
  6. ↑ Schwellbrunn ski lifts. Skilift AG Schwellbrunn, accessed on April 23, 2015 .