Stones SZ

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SZ is the abbreviation for the Canton of Schwyz in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Steinenf .
Stones
Coat of arms made of stones
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz (SZ)
District : Schwyz
BFS no. : 1373i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6422
UN / LOCODE : CH SNE
Coordinates : 689 132  /  211569 coordinates: 47 ° 2 '57 "  N , 8 ° 36' 42"  O ; CH1903:  689,132  /  211569
Height : 474  m above sea level M.
Height range : 447–1141 m above sea level M.
Area : 11.85  km²
Residents: 3417 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 288 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		7.7% (December 31, 2,015)
Website: www.steinen.ch
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Location of the municipality
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Steinen is a municipality in the district of Schwyz in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland . The place is also called "Stauffacherdorf" or "Chriesidorf" ( Swiss German Chriesi , cherry ' ).

geography

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1963

Steinen is nestled between the Rossberg massif and the Lauerzersee in central Switzerland . The community is bordered in the east by the Schwyz basin through the hill formation Burg-Chämiloch.

Some data:

  • Village square by the church: 474 m above sea level. M.
  • Lowest point: 447 m above sea level M.
  • Highest point: 1142 m above sea level. M. (Gmeinmärcht)
  • Total area 1185 ha, of which:
  • Cultivated land 763 ha (64.4%)
  • Forest 200 ha (16.9%)
  • Remaining area 222 ha (18.7%)

history

The place

In 1124 the village was first mentioned historically as "Steina". The name probably comes from the numerous stones and other rubble which were washed ashore by the stream flowing here (appropriately the Steineraa), which is why the place once got its name "Steina" or "Ze Stein".

Stones in the 19th century (engraving)

The Einsiedeln monastery decreed in the 13th century over rights to stones and the surrounding area. Some goods belonging to the Arth court were still owned by the Habsburgs around 1300 . Nevertheless, stones and the surrounding area can already be considered part of the Schwyz valley at that time . The Stauffacher family, based in Steinen, provided several landammans around 1300 ; unspecified sources speak of the fact that she could have been the owner of the stone residential tower, the foundation walls of which can still be seen today in the house "Zur Krone" on the village square. People made of stones also took part in the various trains in the area of ​​the Einsiedeln monastery.

Werner Stauffacher

As has been proven by various sources, men from the Stauffacher dynasty were governors of the old state of Schwyz in the 13th and 14th centuries. Werner Stauffacher was Landammann at the time of the Morgarten War in 1315 and probably also the successful leader of the Schwyz and their comrades in the Battle of Morgarten. A particularly valuable treasure is kept in the community archive: an old valid (mortgage note), which Werner Stauffacher sealed on June 29, 1368. The coat of arms of the Stauffacher family can be seen on the seal.

Parish

According to archaeological findings in the course of renovations to the parish church of St. Jakob , a previous church must have already stood, which was expanded and re-consecrated in the 12th century. In 1318 the Gothic church (consecrated to St. Jacob ) was rebuilt. The choir was enlarged in 1540. In the period from the 17th to the 19th century the church was baroque and expanded several times. The ossuary right next to the church (consecrated in 1509) belongs to the church grounds . There are various noteworthy chapels in the municipality of Steinen: At the exit of the village towards Schwyz the Stauffacherkapelle , at the exit towards Goldau the St. Vincent Chapel (1618) and the Chapel of the Great Lord God (1691). Until 1640 there was a women's monastery in the Au (or also written Auw), which was first mentioned in 1262. The local community supported the Cistercian rule . The monastery went through good and bad times until it finally fell apart and was abandoned after the devastating fire of 1640. After the abandonment, the buildings were demolished piece by piece for other structures and used again. The Chapel of the Sorrowful Mother , which is preserved today, was built between 1691 and 1693 when the eastern half of the monastery church had been rebuilt. In 1870 the municipality of Steinen acquired the property and built a poor house on it. The former poor house became today's old people's and nursing home through extensions and modernizations.

  • Stauffacherkapelle

  • Chapel of the Great Lord

  • Parish church St. Jakob in the village center of Steinen

Steiner uprising

In the autumn of 1942, following a riot in connection with the crackdown on a black marketeer, the Swiss Army was deployed to order.

coat of arms

The black eagle sits on a red tree trunk with six green leaves on a silver background. The coat of arms corresponds to the family coat of arms of the old Stauffacher family. On April 22nd, 1946, the community assembly decided to honor the great merits of the Stauffacher family for the establishment of the Confederation and to choose the historically authenticated coat of arms of the Stauffacher von Steinen, which died out in the 16th century, as the official community coat of arms.

economy

Small business, agriculture and hospitality are widespread in Steinen . Between the Lauerzersee and the railway line , which is part of the Gotthard Railway , lies the Frauholz industrial zone, in which, among other things, the Spichtig plastics factory is located.

To the north-west of the station, the SBB operate a substation that imports traction current from the Etzelwerk . There is a small train station on the Gotthard Railway, which, like many stations, has been automated.

Marketplace

Steinen was of regional importance as a marketplace due to its location on the "transit axis". The cattle market on St. Mauritius Day (September 22nd) was first mentioned around 1416. In addition, there was a regular horse market in Steinen (the exact intervals are not documented). The Obermühle zu Steinen was first mentioned in 1572. Only much later, namely around 1715, is there also talk of a sub-mill, but it is likely to be of an older date. Steinen was of some importance as a transit point from the beginning until the 19th century. The construction of the Schlagstrasse in the years 1859–1864, which connected Schwyz directly to the saddle above Steinen, cut Steinen off from the traffic flow between the Lake Zurich area and Schwyz. The construction of the Gotthard Railway around 1882 and the associated economic impetus also prompted many residents of Steinen to emigrate between 1880 and 1930. At that time, work was offered by the hammer smiths located on the upper course of the Steineraa, which were of some importance alongside agriculture from the 18th to the early 20th century. From the late 19th century onwards, the two mills gained greater importance as employers, with the Obermühle also supplying the village with electricity from 1893. It was not connected to the Schwyz district's central power grid until 1912.

The most famous stone product, also beyond the national borders, is the Steiner Kirsch . Due to the change in agriculture, however, many fruit trees have disappeared, so that the Steiner Kirsch could become a rarity.

Steinen was the location of a federal armory (branch of the Seewen armory) and houses a new center school (MPS Steinen) built in 1993.

regional customs

Like every village in Central Switzerland, Steinen also has local customs and festivities. In the special case of stones, two occasions are known beyond the municipal and cantonal borders.

Carnival

Steinen does not know a real dirty Thursday as in z. B. in Lucerne is considered the prelude to the foolish days. For this (or precisely because of it) there is high spirits on the other Carnival days (1st Carnival day, Güdel Monday, Güdel Tuesday). On the evening of Güdeldienstag, the “Underemache” at 7.30 p.m. is the traditional highlight. The fool's father climbs a small stage on the village square in the middle of all the Maschstraßen and accompanied by the "Steiner Ränke" and lets the authorities, clergy, the actors of the carnival (Maschstraßen), young and old, celebrate in a Gätzli (Reimvers) alternating with the musical accompaniment . Talibasch and Välädi buried for final fools dance the bells Under (a Jasskarte ) in the village square (formerly a small hole was actually dug when the place was still with gravel, since asphalting in the 60 years of Schell Under is buried in a "blind" manhole) and thus symbolically the carnival.

The Rott der Steiner Nüssler, which is mentioned for the first time in 1861, and whose main character, alongside Domino, Bajazzo, Alter Herr, Hudi and Gypsies, is the Blätz, is led by Talibasch and Välädi. Both wear one coat and traditional wooden masks: the Talibasch one with a hanging red tongue, a felt cap and a belt with several large rollers, the Välädi one without with an open mouth, a tinny mercenary hat and a belt with a bell. After more than 90 years in the care of the Swiss National Museum , where the church painter Joseph Schilter had sold the original Talibasch and Välädi masks in 1921 after he had saved them from being burned by a Steiner table maker, they returned to Steinen in November 2013 and can be viewed in the foyer of the municipal administration since March 2015. On the carnival days, the Rott goes through the alleys of the village and distributes food (oranges and sweets) to the people. The Maschgraden perform the fool's dance, also called nuts, according to the rhythm of the drums.

  • Mask of Talibasch (plaster cast)

  • Mask of Välädi (plaster cast)

  • Talibsch and Välädi, bronze sculpture by Martin Schibig

Chilbi

This custom goes back to the church: Chilbi means parish fair . In stones this is the feast of the church patron St. Jakob. It always takes place on the fifth Sunday after September 1st, usually on the first Sunday in October, and lasts three days, from Saturday to Monday. Up until the First World War , the Chilbi was associated with a cattle and goods market, the “Steiner Märcht”. This has an old history: As early as 1501, the Landbuch von Schwyz mentions that on the Hofmattli near the Steineraa bridge, “there is a big fair there on St. Mauriti Day, especially with horses”. The day of St. Mauritius is September 22nd. Jost Ribary Sr. With his Scottish “ Steiner Chilbi ” from 1934 he ensured that the Chilbi became known beyond the country's borders. This fact is taken into account today with a talent search in the various restaurants on Chilbi Saturday.

Attractions

population

Population development

Age distribution

  • 0-19 years: 26.2%
  • 20 - 64 years: 60.7%
  • 65 and older: 13.1%

(As of 2010)

literature

  • Linus Birchler : The art monuments of the canton Schwyz, Volume II: The districts Gersau, Küssnacht and Schwyz. Art historical overview. (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 2). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1930.

Web links

Commons : Stones  - collection of pictures, 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. ↑ sz.ch ( Memento of the original from May 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sz.ch
  3. ↑ David Clavadetscher (concept, design), Alexander Albrecht and Urs Casagrande (programming): Mask duo back after 92 years - Nachrichten - SchwyzKultur .
  4. ↑ 5:30 p.m. vogb; Regional journal Central Switzerland: Talibasch and Välädi are in the parish hall . April 18, 2015.