Stone 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 Stein .

stone

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Canton of St. Gallen (SG)

Constituency :

Toggenburg

Political community :

Nesslau

Postal code :

9655

former BFS no. :

3356

Coordinates :

735 978 / 229228 coordinates: 47 ° 12 '0 " N , 9 ° 14' 0" O ; CH1903: seven hundred and thirty-five thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight / 229228

Height :

838 m above sea level M.

Area :

12.24 km²

Residents:

369 (December 31, 2012)

Population density :

30 inhabitants per km²

View over the Thur to Stein

map

Stein is a former political municipality and a town in the political municipality of Nesslau in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen .

From 1951 to 1994 the community was officially called Stein (Toggenburg) , since then Stein SG . On January 1, 2013, Stein merged with the municipality of Nesslau-Krummenau to form the new municipality of Nesslau .

geography

Stein is a farming village between Alpstein , Churfirsten and Speer , through which the Thur flows, with the hamlets of Breitenau, Stiegen, Steinerberg, Hinterberg and Mühle. The Wissthur flows through stone , which is at the lowest point of the former municipality at 830 m above sea level. M. flows into the Thur. The former municipality has an area of 12.24 km² and 382 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2010).

history

politics

The place was mentioned in 1180 as Praittenouw and 1320 as stone (late copy). Jurisdiction was exercised by the Counts of Montfort , whose Starkenstein Castle gave the village its name. Their ownership passed to the Alt St. Johann monastery in 1180 and 1209 . The bailiwick initially belonged to the Counts of Toggenburg and from 1249 also to the monastery, which was incorporated into the prince abbey of St. Gallen in 1555 . The residents of Stein received the same rights as the Toggenburg peasants. In the canton of St. Gallen, Stein was part of Alt St. Johann from 1803 and an independent municipality from 1833.

Village fire of 1947

Stone village fire

Parish before the merger in 2013

Aerial photo by Walter Mittelholzer from 1919

The last big fire in Switzerland took place in Stein in 1947.

On March 29th, around 1:15 p.m., smoke was found rising from the “Ochsen” restaurant in Stein. Since a foehn storm had blown the whole week and it hadn't rained for a long time, the fire could spread to other buildings after a short time, first to the «Anker» bakery. The fire could not be stopped with a hand spray pump and water buckets; it spread towards the front laad. The Laad is an area above Stein mainly populated with farms.

At that time there was neither a motorized water pump nor hydrants in Stein . The fire brigade therefore had to lay hoses before they could start extinguishing with their hand spray pump. After a while, the Nesslau fire brigade rushed over with a motorized sprayer, but it was also unable to do anything. Fire brigades from Ebnat , Kappel , Wattwil , St. Gallen , Buchs and Rapperswil soon arrived . The Speer inn and the new milk center were rescued, but two nearby farms burned down. No humans were harmed, but not all animals could be rescued from the stables.

On the following Palm Sunday an aid committee was founded, which on the same day collected a considerable amount and natural produce. The nationwide collection campaign brought in a total of 930,000 francs, of which around 670,000 francs was used for houses and stables and the rest for a new water supply.

religion

The chapel in Breitenau, mentioned in 1280, was elevated to a parish church in 1497 . The Reformation took place from 1524 to 1531, and in 1601 the prince abbey reintroduced Catholic worship. The Reformed were in 1585 to 1711 kirchgenössig to Nesslau and later used the church in stone parity with Catholics. With the construction of the new Catholic Church in 1930, the simultaneous relationship ended.

economy

A stone arch bridge crosses the Thur, a covered wooden bridge the Wissthur. In 1905 a ski factory started production in Stein, the place became a starting point for skiers and from 1966 to 2001 the Eggli-Stiegenrain ski lift was in operation. At the beginning of the 21st century, agriculture and small businesses formed the economic focus, supplemented by tourism in the hiking and ski touring area Risi-Stockberg and on the Thur hiking trail. In 2000 about 40% of the workforce worked outside the country, the first economic sector in 2005 provided 53% of jobs in Stein.

coat of arms

The Wappenberg Goggeien

The mountain in the municipality's coat of arms shows the striking 1631 m high Goggeien peak southwest of the village.

traffic

Stein is located on Hauptstrasse 16 Wil – Wildhaus – Buchs and is served by the Nesslau – Wildhaus – Buchs postbus line every half hour .

Beginning of skiing

Skiing began in Toggenburg at the Häderenberg near Stein at the beginning of the 20th century. A local carpenter made the first skis . The Eggli ski lift was also in operation until 2001 . Today Stein is a popular starting point for ski tourers . The Stockberg is a popular destination.