St. Gallenkappel

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Canton of St. Gallen (SG)

Constituency :

Sea gaster

Political community :

Eschenbach SG

Postal code :

8735

former BFS no. :

3337

Coordinates :

716 930 / 234 382 coordinates: 47 ° 15 '0 " N , 8 ° 59' 0" O ; CH1903: 716 930 / two hundred and thirty-four thousand three hundred eighty-two

Height :

595 m above sea level M.

Area :

19.46 km²

Residents:

1839 (December 31, 2012)

Population density :

95 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.stgallenkappel.ch

St. Gallenkappel from the car, taken on Rickenstrasse

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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2013

Until December 31, 2012, St. Gallenkappel was a political municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in the constituency of See-Gaster . On January 1, 2013, it merged with Eschenbach and Goldingen to form the new municipality of Eschenbach .

geography

Historical aerial photo from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1927

The former municipality of St. Gallenkappel is located about three kilometers north of Uznach , or between Wattwil and Rapperswil-Jona and consisted of the villages of St. Gallenkappel, Rüeterswil and Walde.

The village of St. Gallenkappel at about 570 m above sea level. M. consists of the hamlets Würzengässli, Berg, Gerendingen, Oberrain, Gwadt, zum Spycher, Rössliwies, Dorf, Oberdorf, Kronenwiese, Holz and Betzikon. Rüeterswil at about 700 m with its 383 inhabitants consists of the hamlets of Obermatten and Dorf. Walde at 840 m altitude has 239 inhabitants and consists of Widen, Dorf, Rütihalde and Oberricken .

The highest point in the community was the Tweralpspitz at 1331 m above sea level. M. , the deepest in the Aabachtobel with 439 m .

population

Population development
year	Residents
1850	1229
1900	1008
1950	1110
1980	1234
2000	1719
2010	1806

history

The community was called Rüeterswil until the 18th century. The village of St. Gallenkappel did not come into being until around 1750. Where the parish church stands today, a Gallus chapel was probably built as early as the 9th century, which was dedicated to St. Gallus and gave the place its name.

Attractions

The parish church of St. Laurentius and St. Gallus

Entrance to Walde
Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Walde
Interior view of the Antonius Church
Entrance to Rüeterswil
St. Ursula Chapel in Rüeterswil
Interior view of the St. Ursula Chapel
The hamlet of Feldli
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Personalities

Alfredo Battistini (1953–2008), sculptor, draftsman and sportsman
Peter Gross (* 1941), sociologist
Rolf Knie (* 1949), painter, artist and actor

Web links

Commons : St. Gallenkappel - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of St. Gallenkappel
Alois Stadler: Sankt Gallenkappel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland, see web links
^ Benno Schubiger: St. Gallenkappel SG. Parish Church of St. Laurentius and St. Gallus. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 267). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1980, ISBN 978-3-85782-267-4 .

[1] Entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland, see web links

[2] Benno Schubiger: St. Gallenkappel SG. Parish Church of St. Laurentius and St. Gallus. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 267). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1980, ISBN 978-3-85782-267-4 .