Sevelen SG
| SG is the abbreviation for the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Sevelen . |
| Sevelen | |
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 Switzerland
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 Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
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| Constituency : | Werdenberg |
| BFS no. : | 3275 |
| Postal code : | 9475 |
| UN / LOCODE : | CH SVN |
| Coordinates : | 755 325 / 220853 |
| Height : | 470 m above sea level M. |
| Height range : | 448–2382 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 30.33 km² |
| Residents: | 5104 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 168 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.sevelen.ch |
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Sevelen is a municipality in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley cultural landscape in the Werdenberg electoral district in the canton of St. Gallen , Switzerland .
geography
Sevelen is located in the Rhine Valley west of Vaduz on the border with Liechtenstein . In addition to the village of Sevelen, the political municipality of Sevelen includes the hamlets of Rans, Oberräfis, St. Ulrich and the Sevelerberg.
The community lies on the eastern slope of the Alvierkette . It reaches the highest point at 2383 m above sea level. M. high Fulfirst , the border point to Walenstadt . In the valley, the municipality extends to the Rhine . The lowest point in the municipality ( 451 m ) is also located on the Rhine in the Fösera .
In the north Sevelen borders on Buchs and Grabs , in the west on Walenstadt , in the south on Wartau and in the east on the Liechtenstein villages of Vaduz and Triesen .
history
Attractions
The reformed village church and the old Rhine bridge Vaduz-Sevelen are under cultural protection .
politics
Municipal council
The local council , which consists of seven members, forms the executive and is elected by the people for four years. The community president is also a member of the community council. The Sevel municipal council is currently made up of the following people (as of 2017):
| Municipal council | Political party | Area |
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| Roland Ledergerber | Non-party | Mayor |
| Claudia Billet | SP | Age |
| Ursula Wunder Novotny | energy and Environment | |
| Christian Gerhardt | Non-party | Electricity and water works |
| Esther Hagmann | FDP | Education and school |
| Remco Hitzert | Population and fire protection | |
| Anian Vogel | Social, youth and culture |
School council
The school council, which consists of five members, is elected by the people for four years. The school council president is also a member of the school council. In 2012, the Seveler school council was made up of the following people:
| School council | Political party | Area |
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| Esther Hagmann | FDP | School council president |
| Christian Langenegger | Non-party | Vice President |
| Alex Schwendener | Non-party | School council |
| Michael Derungs | SVP | School council |
| Patrizia Büchler | Non-party | School councilor |
Cantonal Council
- Mirco Rossi (* 1983) has represented Sevelen in the St. Gallen Cantonal Council since 2012 and belongs to the SVP parliamentary group .
Partner communities
- There has been a partnership with Sevelen in Germany since 1958 , a former municipality that has been part of the municipality of Issum since 1969.
economy
Some global companies in Sevelen are Sarstedt AG and Schoeller Textil AG.
Personalities
- Huldreich Sulzberger (1819–1888) was in the Evang. Parish Sevelen worked as a pastor from 1866 to 1882 and wrote the Sulzberger Chronicle .
- Buddha Scheidegger (1940–2020), Swiss jazz pianist and judge
- Carmen Fenk is a Swiss singer and songwriter and winner of the first MusicStar season.
- Heidi Hanselmann , government councilor, is a citizen of Sevelen
- Walter Baumgartner (1904–1997), jazz musician and composer, born in Sevelen
- Werner Hagmann , historian at ETH Zurich
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1831 | 1593 |
| 1850 | 1585 |
| 1900 | 1821 |
| 1930 | 2052 |
| 1950 | 2254 |
| 1980 | 2839 |
| 1990 | 3623 |
| 2000 | 4253 |
| 2010 | 4568 |
| 2012 | 4676 |
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Sevelen
- Johannes Vogel: Sevelen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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 .
