Wil 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 Wil .

Wil
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
Constituency :	Wil
BFS no. :	3427
Postal code :	9500
UN / LOCODE :	CH WIL
Coordinates :	721 481  /  258568 coordinates: 47 ° 28 '0 "  N , 9 ° 3' 0"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and twenty-one thousand four hundred eighty-one  /  258568
Height :	571  m above sea level M.
Height range :	506–767 m above sea level M.
Area :	20.82  km²
Residents:	23,966 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	1151 inhabitants per km²
City President :	ad interim: Daniel Meili (FDP)
Website:	www.stadtwil.ch
Aerial photo from June 20, 2018
Location of the municipality

Wil is a town and municipality in the canton of St. Gallen . It has a small town character and is an important center for the west of the canton and Toggenburg . At the end of 2018, Wil had 23,966 inhabitants. With 74,550 inhabitants (according to FSO 2020), the Wil agglomeration is the second largest metropolitan area in Eastern Switzerland . Since January 1, 2013, the former political municipality Bronschhofen belongs to the city of Wil.

The prince abbots of St. Gallen resided in the Hof zu Wil for more than 500 years , which is why the city is also called the abbots ' city .

history

→ Main article : History of the city of Wil (SG)

Old town with the courtyard, the former seat of the prince abbot

Aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1953

In 754, Wil and the nearby towns of Rickenbach and Züberwangen were first mentioned in the Henau document . In 1226 the Counts of Toggenburg donated the city to the St. Gallen Monastery.

In 1292 the Habsburgs raided the city ​​of Wil and burned it down. The residents were forced to move to Schwarzenbach , which is three kilometers south of Wil. In 1301 the Habsburgs gave Wil back to the St. Gallen monastery . For this, Schwarzenbach was razed.

Since 1226, Wil has remained the undisputed property of the prince abbots of St. Gallen - interrupted only by one episode when the rebellious Appenzellers took over the town for a short time in 1407.

In 1451 the prince abbot entered into an alliance with the federal locations of Zurich, Lucerne, Glarus and Schwyz, making Wil the seat of the federal bailiffs.

In the second half of the 15th century, Prince Abbot Ulrich Rösch (1463–1491) ensured an economic boom by granting additional weekly markets . Today a street in Wil is named after him.

Between 1525 and 1531, the Reformation also found supporters in Wil. With the victory of the Catholic places in the Battle of Kappel , this development was reversed in 1531. The rule of the abbots did not end until 1798, when the old Confederation collapsed and the princely country subsequently declared itself independent.

Wil was in the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803 part of the canton of Säntis and an independent municipality. In 1803 the city became part of the newly founded canton of St. Gallen. Since 1831 it was also the district capital. Today Wil is the capital of the constituency of the same name.

On September 28, 1855, Wil was opened up by the Sankt Gallisch-Appenzell Railway . In 1984 Wil received the Wakker Prize for the integral structural preservation of the old town.

The local football club FC Wil was in the highest league, the Super League , from 2002 to 2004 and won the Swiss Cup in 2004 .

On July 3, 2011, the voters of Wil and Bronschhofen resolved the merger to form a new political municipality Wil on January 1, 2013 with a yes share of 63.2 and 78.3 percent respectively.

On November 4, 2012, Susanne Hartmann (CVP), although not supported by her party, was elected the first woman mayor of Wil. Susanne Hartmann was the first woman in the canton of St. Gallen who was allowed to preside over a city.

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Wiler's old town and Stadtweier

Old town of Wil (SG)

religion

Old town (Marktgasse) in Wil SG

City hall Wil SG

Bus station at Wil SG train station

Wil train station aerial view

Interior of the city church

Wil is in a traditionally Catholic region. In the 2018 census, 41.4% said they belonged to the Roman Catholic denomination, 17.6% of the Protestant Reformed and 41% of another or no religious community.

In addition to the large, publicly recognized churches - the Roman Catholic population belongs to the diocese of St. Gallen , the Evangelical Reformed to the Evangelical Reformed Church of the canton of St. Gallen - there are also free church communities such as the Seventh-day Church in Wil. Adventists , the Christian Congregation , the Free Christian Congregation, the Free Evangelical Congregation and the New Apostolic Church Switzerland. There is also an Islamic community in Wil . In 2006/2007 there was a controversy over the construction of a minaret by the Islamic-Albanian community; the building application for a minaret in Wil was rejected.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Wil SG

• Hof zu Wil (abbot's palace, 12th century ff)
• Stadtweier and backdrop of the old town
• Catholic Church of St. Nicholas (15th century)
• Catholic Church of St. Peter (around 1500, nave 1887) with Liebfrauenkapelle (around 1500)
• Courtyard
• Baron house

politics

City Parliament (legislature)

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A total of 40 seats

• GPS : 6
• SP : 6
• glp : 1
• EVP : 1
• CVP : 9
• FDP : 8
• SVP : 9

In the course of the union with Bronschhofen, a separate constituency of Bronschhofen with a total of nine seats was held for the 2012 elections. The total number of seats in the city ​​parliament therefore increased to 45. As a result of the 2016 renewal elections, the number of seats was reduced to 40.

Political party	2008	2012	2016
CVP	13	13	9
SVP	7th	7th	9
FDP / Young Liberals	7th	8th	8th
SP	5	8th	6th
Greens / Young Greens	6th	5	6th
glp	1	3	1
EPP	1	1	1
Total	40	45	40

City Council (Executive)

Since June 1, 2020, Daniel Meili has served as mayor ad interim, as the previous mayor Susanne Hartmann was elected to the government council of the canton of St. Gallen.

• Daniel Meili (FDP), retired mayor i., Departments of Utilities and Security and Services, Integration and Culture; Finance and Administration.
• Jutta Röösli (non-party), Department of Education and Sport.
• Daniel Stutz (GREEN prowil), Department of Construction, Environment and Transport.
• Dario Sulzer (SP), Department of Social Affairs, Youth and Old Age.

National elections

In the Swiss parliamentary elections in 2019, the voter share in Wil was: SVP 27.5%, FDP 16.5%, CVP 15.9%, SP 15.8%, Greens 12.1%, glp 6.4%, EPP 2, 7%.

Economy and tourism

Industry

In addition to many medium-sized, small and very small companies, Wil also has a number of larger, large, partly international companies, also in the industrial sector. Companies known beyond the region include Stihl & Co , Larag AG, Camion Transport AG , Brändle AG, Heimgartner Fahnen AG, Schmolz + Bickenbach and Kindlimann AG. In terms of the number of employees, the secondary economic sector makes up the smaller share of the Wiler economy in the city of Wil - around 3,100 people are employed in this sector, while the tertiary sector employs around 10,600 people. Only around 80 people are then employed in the primary sector. This ratio therefore differs from that of the canton of St.Gallen: Measured in terms of employment, the canton's economic structure is strongly influenced by the primary (agriculture and forestry) and secondary sectors (industry and processing, supply and disposal, construction, mining) embossed.

tourism

Old town of Wil

Wiler Tower

The old town is considered to be the best preserved in eastern Switzerland. The view from the Stadtweier up to the eastern silhouette of the old town is worth seeing . The missing "h" in Wil's Stadtwei (h) er has now been added directly on site. The pedestrian promenade from the Schwanenkreisel towards the old town is where most of the shops are. Every Saturday there is a market in the alleys of the old town. On July 8, 2006, a 37 m high observation tower, the Wiler Tower , was inaugurated on the Hofberg; a wooden structure with a double spiral staircase and three X-supports.

Hiking trails

Over 180 kilometers of hiking trails are signposted around Wil. Since 2013, the almost 33-kilometer "path around Wil" has been leading around the municipality of the city of Wil.

The 87-kilometer Toggenburger Höhenweg , which leads in five stages from Wildhaus via Arvenbüel , Atzmännig and Mühlrüti to Wil, ends in Wil.

The Thurweg , a hiking trail that runs along the Thur from Wildhaus to Rüdlingen in the canton of Schaffhausen, runs near Wil, near Schwarzenbach .

traffic

Wil is the transport hub for rail and road in the Fürstenland . It is located on the main St. Gallen - Zurich traffic axis .

The Wil railway station is located near railroad tracks St. Gallen-Winterthur , Wil-Weinfelden and Wil-Wattwil (Toggenburgerbahn) of the Swiss Federal Railways . The operating railway company on these routes is regional train Thurbo . The narrow-gauge FWB runs from the secondary station to Frauenfeld .

The A1 / E60 motorway coming from Geneva and the main road 7 from Basel connect Wil with St. Gallen; the main road 16 from Kreuzlingen is the way into Toggenburg to Wattwil and Wild house . Other main roads leaving Wil lead to Fischingen im Hinterthurgau and Bürglen near Weinfelden.

schools

Cantonal School Wil

The elementary school in the city of Wil comprises several primary school units and upper levels. In addition, there is the Wil-Uzwil vocational and advanced training center and the Wil canton school at the secondary level II. The Wil Kantonsschule , built in 2004, is also known for its innovative wooden architecture. In addition to the state educational offers, there are various private schools in Wil.

View from Wiler Turm towards Toggenburg

Culture

The cultural offer in the city of Wil is diverse. Important locations for cultural activities are the Tonhalle, the Kunsthalle and the City Museum. Wil also has a city library and a toy library.

Hofchilbi

The Hofchilbi takes place annually in the old town of Wil. In 1540, under Abbot Diethelm Blarer von Wartensee, the large, still existing chapel was added to the courtyard and was inaugurated on July 25th.

This church consecration was then celebrated annually as Hofchilbi until 1722. In view of the bad times, the festive, secular part was canceled. In 1972 the Wil Hofbrauerei decided to revive the Hofchilbi. Since then, this festival has taken place every year, organized by KTV Wil Handball.

In the oldest document that Wil mentions, on August 6, 754, the donation of the goods of the free farmer Rotbald to the monastery of St. Gallen is reported. As a loan for these goods, it was agreed that each year 30 buckets of beer are to be delivered along with various natural products such as grain and pigs. The Hofchilbi takes up this tradition by serving this beer interest to the residents of Wil. According to today's standards, 30 buckets of beer correspond to approx. 1,125 liters. These are sold to the festival visitors of the Hofchilbi. The proceeds from this former free beer flow - among other things - into the fund of the Hof zu Wil Foundation.

Openair rockamweier

Every year in mid-June, the two-day openair rockamweier takes place at Wiler Stadtweier with free admission. Organized for the first time in 2001, the festival is now gaining popularity beyond regional borders. Music greats like Popa Chubby from the USA or Lazuli from France have played at the festival.

Gare de Lion

Long-established known as Remise Wil and renovated in 2008, a cultural venue called Gare de Lion is operated near the train station, offering a wide range of concerts, theater and readings.

Town twinning

Wil has been twinned with Groß Döbern , Poland since 1992.

Personalities

Daughters and sons of the city

→ Main article : List of sons and daughters of the city of Wil

• Max Peter Ammann , film director
• Adrian Bodmer (* 1995), tennis player
• Moreno Costanzo , football player
• Paul Eisenring (1924–2016), politician and editor-in-chief
• Kurt Felix (1941–2012), TV presenter of Teleboy and Do you understand fun?
• Marco Hämmerli , Super League footballer
• Johann Baptist Hilber (1891–1973), musician, composer, choir director
• Johann Nepomuk Idtensohn (1827–1892), priest and librarian
• Daniel Imhof , national soccer player (Canada)
• Otmar Kunz , Abbot of St. Gallen
• Fritz Münch , union official and President of the St. Gallen Cantonal Council
• Joachim Opser , Abbot of St. Gallen
• Fabian Schär , national soccer player
• Anna Sutter , opera singer
• Dominikus Tschudi , Abbot of Muri
• Kurt Widmer , singer and singing teacher
• Michel Zeiter , ice hockey player, coach and official
• Alex Zülle , racing cyclist

Personalities who live here

• Yvonne Gilli , former National Councilor (GP)
• Barbara Gysi , National Councilor (SP)
• Jan January Janczak , painter, filmmaker, illustrator, sculptor, glass painter
• Karin Keller-Sutter , Federal Councilor (FDP)
• Hans Leutenegger , actor and bobsleigh driver
• Johann Georg Müller (1822–1849) architect, painter and poet
• René Oberholzer , writer and performer
• Lukas Reimann , National Councilor (SVP)
• Dani Wyler , sports commentator

Personalities who died here

• Ulrich Rösch , Abbot of the St. Gallen Monastery († 1491)
• Placidus Bridler (1613–1679), Benedictine priest, theologian and canon lawyer, 1661–1678 governor of Wil

Web links

Commons : Wil  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Wyl in the Topographia Helvetiae, Rhaetiae et Valesiae (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Official website of the city of Wil
• Local community of Wil
• Magdalen Bless-Grabher: Wil (SG). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• City encyclopedia, insight into history up to the 12th century, but also recent important events

Remarks

Individual evidence

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4. ↑ Bear and snail get married after eight years of wedding preparation , Thurgauer Zeitung, December 31, 2012, accessed on May 13, 2016.
5. ↑ A woman mixes city and canton in an article on Tagblatt Online, November 5, 2012
6. ↑ https://www.sg.ch/ueber-den-kanton-st-gallen/statistik/themen/B01/wohnbevoelkerung.html accessed on June 4, 2020
7. ↑ So the spelling in Wil itself, not "Stadtweiher".
8. ^ Benno Ruckstuhl, Hans Peter Mathis, Hans Wechsler, Werner Warth: Der Hofplatz zu Wil. (= Swiss Art Guide, No. 806/807, Series 81). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 2007, ISBN 978-3-85782-806-5 .
9. ^ Bernhard Anderes: Wil, Baronenhaus. (= Swiss Art Guide, No. 332). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History. Bern 1983, ISBN 978-3-85782-332-9 .
10. ↑ http://www.wilerzeitung.ch/ostschweiz/stgallen/wil/wv-wi/SP-und-FDP-sind-die-Wahlsieger;art119831,3136463
11. ↑ Renewal election of the members of the city parliament for the term of office 2017 to 2020. In: www.stadtwil.ch. Retrieved September 26, 2016 . 
12. ↑ https://www.stadtwil.ch/exekutive/10906
13. ↑ National Council elections 2019: strength of the parties and voter participation by municipalities. In: Results of the National Council elections 2019. Federal Statistical Office, 2019, accessed on June 4, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Statistics Office of the Canton of St. Gallen. Retrieved September 16, 2019 . 
15. ↑ Wiler Nachrichten "How the" h "got into the Weier. Retrieved on September 19, 2019 . 
16. ↑ Hiking trails in and around Wil. City of Wil, accessed on June 4, 2020 .