Untertoggenburg

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The Untertoggenburg district was an administrative unit of the Canton of St. Gallen from 1803 to the end of 2002 .

Ganterschwil (today part of the municipality of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil ) and Mogelsberg (today part of the municipality of Neckertal ) have been part of the Toggenburg constituency since 2003 . The other Untertoggenburg communities have been part of the Wil electoral district since then . The term Untertoggenburg is still used today by the constituency parties CVP Wil-Untertoggenburg, FDP Wil-Untertoggenburg and SP Wil-Untertoggenburg and by other associations in their own name.

1803-1831

Since the founding of the canton of St. Gallen in 1803, the Untertoggenburg district consisted of the communities Mogelsberg , Ganterschwil , Bütschwil , Lütisburg , Mosnang , Kirchberg , Jonschwil , Oberuzwil , Henau , Flawil and Degersheim .

In 1831 the previous district of Untertoggburg was divided into the "new" district of Untertoggenburg and the district of Alttoggenburg .

1831-2002

The Federal Statistical Office ran the district under FSO no. 1712.

Untertoggenburg district
1831-2002
Country: Switzerland
Canton : St. Gallen
Region ISO : CH-SG
FSO number : 1712
Map of the former Untertoggenburg district
Map of the municipalities of the Untertoggenburg district 2002.png
The former districts of the canton of St. Gallen
Map of the canton of St.Gallen districts 2002.png

The municipalities of the former Untertoggenburg district

coat of arms Name of the parish Area
in km²
Degersheim Degersheim 14.48
Flawil Flawil 11.51
Ganterschwil Ganterschwil 8.01
Jonschwil Jonschwil 10.99
Mogelsberg Mogelsberg 32.96
Oberuzwil Oberuzwil 14.11
Uzwil Uzwil 14.49
Total (7) 106.55

Changes in the community

  • Municipalities until 1963

  • 1964: Name change from Henau → Uzwil

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Division of the canton of St. Gallen . Law of June 23, 1817. In: Collection of the laws and ordinances of the Canton of St. Gallen currently in force from 1803 to 1821. A manual for civil servants and citizens by Johann Jakob Zollikofer . June 20, 1821, p. 505-514 .