St. Wolfgang (Hünenberg)

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The settlement of St. Wolfgang from Reidhof is located at the foot of the slope
The core of the hamlet of St. Wolfgang. On the left the Gasthaus Rössli, in the middle (slightly hidden) the Trotte, on the right the Pfrundhaus
The St. Wolfgang settlement seen from the Reuss level

The hamlet of St. Wolfgang is now part of the municipality of Hünenberg in the Swiss canton of Zug . Until 1934, however, the core of the settlement was an enclave of the city ​​of Zug .

location

The church stands directly on the slope of the Reuss, flanked by two houses. The north of it is the Gasthaus Rössli . To the north of the Rössli is the Trotte and next to the Trotte, on the way to Hagendorn , the beneficiary house from 1697. On the opposite side is the Rössli's barn, which had to be rebuilt after the 1952 fire. Between the barn and the Oeggerli house , which is opposite the church, the road leads to the Heiligkreuz monastery . The Sigristen House used to be in the open field south of the church . A little more than 100 meters south, on the road to Hünenberg, is the journeyman's house zur Wart and the rifle house. A little further to the village center is Lindenplatz, where the community once swore their oath of allegiance to the Vogt.

history

The settlement developed around the church of St. Wolfgang . It is located on the medieval Zurich-Lucerne road. The slope on which it stands is also known as Todtenhalden (alternative spelling Tottenhalden). The settlement was founded by the city of Zug, which built a church here between 1473 and 1475. A hamlet with two inns and several farms developed around the church and its beneficiary house. This settlement was named St. Wolfgang, as the church is consecrated to St. Wolfgang von Regensburg . A hostel near St. Wolfgang is already mentioned on the occasion of the first shooting festival in Central Switzerland in 1507. In the 16th century, St. Wolfgang was a meeting place for conspiratorial travelers several times . The church was also a local pilgrimage site until the 19th century. The church and four houses were - as an enclave - part of the municipality of Zug until 1934.

Below the church in the Reuss level is the Reimatterwald, where a medium-sized rag ax from the Middle Bronze Age was found in a clay pit.

Attractions

literature

  • The art monuments of the canton of Zug. 1st half volume: Introduction and the art monuments of Zug-Land. Birkhäuser 1934.
  • From the series of the Swiss Art Guide GSK (series 55, no. 544): Josef Grünenfelder: Church of St. Wolfgang in Hünenberg. 2nd revised edition 1993, ISBN 3-85782-544-8 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 11 '13.7 "  N , 8 ° 25' 41.8"  E ; CH1903:  675,005  /  226716