Waldkirch SG

SG is the abbreviation for the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries in the name Waldkirch .

Waldkirch

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of St. Gallen Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
Constituency :	St. Gallenw
BFS no. :	3444i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	9205 Waldkirch 9304 Bernhardzell
Coordinates :	739 069 / 258955 coordinates: 47 ° 28 '0 " N , 9 ° 17' 0" O ; CH1903: 739069 / 25895547.466661 9.283331 629
Height :	629 m above sea level M.
Height range :	501–903 m above sea level M.
Area :	31.34 km²
Residents:	3500 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	112 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.waldkirch.ch
Location of the municipality
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Aerial photo from 1000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)

Waldkirch is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen . It is located in the constituency of St. Gallen .

history

Bernhardzell was first mentioned in a document in 898. Waldkirch and Bernhardzell have been part of a political community since 1803.

geography

Waldkirch borders the communities of Bischofszell , Hauptwil-Gottshaus , Niederbüren , Gossau , Andwil , Gaiserwald , Wittenbach and Häggenschwil . It is a rural community (63.8% agricultural land, 30% of jobs in the primary sector). The community consists of the villages of Waldkirch and Bernhardzell. This also includes the villages of Ronwil, Edlischwil and Hohfirst, as well as the smaller hamlets of Obergrimm, Oberwil and Rüti.

politics

Waldkirch is a political municipality. There are also the primary school community Waldkirch and the primary school community Bernhardzell ; the two parts of the village have their own primary schools. In Waldkirch itself there is an upper school center for the whole community. The upper school has been incorporated into the community since January 1st, 2011. The school council is responsible for direct management. The official announcements are made in the newsletter of the political community Waldkirch "WaldkirchAktuell".

religion

Waldkirch and Bernhardzell are Catholic and have their own churches. These are borne by the Catholic parish of Waldkirch and the Catholic parish of Bernhardzell .

traffic

In the west of the municipality, the railway runs from Gossau to Bischofszell via the municipality, but there is no train station. The community is developed through the road network; there are postbus connections to Wittenbach, Gossau and Engelburg.

One of the first hotels without staff is in Waldkirch .

population

Population development
year	1850	1900	1950	1980	2000	2010
Residents	2601	2764	2556	2622	3040	3340

Attractions

The Catholic parish church of St. Johannes Baptist (built by Johann Ferdinand Beer )

Waldkirch's landmark: the church
There is also a church in the Obergrimm district
Gasthof Kreuz at Waldkirch's village intersection

Sports

Various sports clubs contribute to active village life in Waldkirch:

TSV Waldkirch : fistball , volleyball , popular sport, polysport, youth team.
UHC Waldkirch-St. Gallen : floorball (top sport, popular sport and juniors)
FC Waldkirch-Bernhardzell 1997 : Football (popular sport and juniors)
SZC Waldkirch : rope pulling

Sons and daughters

Reto Caslano (1937–2003), poet and doctor
Hans Hengartner (* 1944), immunologist
Cristian Jakob Krapf (* 1936 in Bernhardzell), Former Bishop of Jequié in Brazil
Edwin Somm (* 1933), manager
Christian Waber (* 1948), politician
Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler (* 1955), Bishop of Santo Domingo de los Colorados in Ecuador

Web links

Commons : Waldkirch SG - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the community of Waldkirch
Cornel Dora: Waldkirch SG. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Cornel Dora: Bernhardzell. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ 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 .
↑ StiASG , document FF3 L37. Online at e-chartae , accessed June 12, 2020.
↑ Josef Grünenfelder, P. Rainald Fischer: Parish Church of St. Johannes Baptist Bernhardzell. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 201). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1977, ISBN 978-3-85782-201-8 .

[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] StiASG , document FF3 L37. Online at e-chartae , accessed June 12, 2020.

[3] Josef Grünenfelder, P. Rainald Fischer: Parish Church of St. Johannes Baptist Bernhardzell. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 201). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1977, ISBN 978-3-85782-201-8 .