Herisau

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Herisau
Herisau coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)
District : Backland
BFS no. : 3001i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 9100
UN / LOCODE : CH HSA
Coordinates : 739 022  /  249 957 coordinates: 47 ° 23 '9 "  N , 9 ° 16' 48"  O ; CH1903:  739022  /  249,957
Height : 771  m above sea level M.
Height range : 588–995 m above sea level M.
Area : 25.20  km²
Residents: i15,745 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 625 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners :
(residents without
citizenship ) 		22.3% (December 31, 2,018)
Mayor : Kurt Geser (independent)
Website: www.herisau.ch
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View of Herisau
Location of the municipality
Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton St. Gallen Kanton St. Gallen Bezirk Mittelland Bezirk Vorderland Herisau Hundwil Schönengrund Schwellbrunn Stein AR Urnäsch WaldstattMap of Herisau
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Herisau is a municipality in the Hinterland district in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden . It is the seat of the cantonal parliament , the cantonal government and the cantonal police of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and, along with Trogen (seat of the judiciary ), is de facto the capital of the canton (de jure this has not been fully clarified to this day).

Herisau was named Alpine City of the Year 2003.

geography

Herisau is located a little southwest of St. Gallen an der Glatt , on the Way of St. James from Rorschach to Einsiedeln .

The localities of Herisau and Schachen as well as the districts or hamlets of Schwänberg, Ramsen, Ädelswil, Schloss, Wilen, Nieschberg, Rechberg and Saum are located in the area of ​​the municipality of Herisau .

Herisau's neighboring communities are St. Gallen, Stein , Hundwil , Waldstatt , Schwellbrunn , Degersheim , Flawil and Gossau .

politics

legislative branch

The legislature in Herisau is the residents' council . It consists of 31 members and is elected every four years by the people ( proportional ). The diagram shows the distribution of seats in the 2019–2023 term of office.

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A total of 31 seats

executive

The executive in Herisau is the local council. It consists of seven members and is elected every four years by the people ( Majorz ).

Members of the Herisau municipal council
Surname Political party
Glen Aggeler (since 2018) CVP
Max Eugster (since 2006) SP
Kurt Geser (Mayor, since 2019) independent
Irene Hagmann (since 2019) Trade association
Florian Hunziker (since 2015) SVP
Peter Künzle (since 2019) EPP
Sandra Nater-Schönenberger (since 2014) FDP

history

Herisau around 1900
Historical aerial photo from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1920

Herisau was first mentioned in a document in 837. Politically, the area belonged to the monastery of Sankt Gallen . Between the 11th and 13th centuries, three castles (Urstein, Rosenberg and Rosenburg ) were built in the area around Herisau by the Lords of Rorschach (Noble Knights of Rosenberg). Of these three fortifications, only ruins (some of them well preserved) still exist today. The former frequented and residence fortress of Rosenburg above the district Ramsen is now called Ruine Ramsenburg (dok. Rosenburg), its remarkable remains were restored for the last time in 1937. The so-called Rosenburg (dok. Rosenberg) is located in the Rüti district.

In 1433, during the Appenzell Wars, the town broke away politically from the Prince Abbey of Sankt Gallen. In the course of the Reformation , Herisau was reformed and, as part of the division of land, became part of the newly constituting half-canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The main town was initially Trogen (gallows in the Gfeld). It was not until around 1876 that administrative procedures were evidently relocated to Herisau, parts of this function not until 1877.

In 1648 Schwellbrunn and in 1719 Waldstatt separated as sovereign communities from the original market town of Herisau.

The textile industry has been the main source of the community's relative prosperity since the 16th century. Individual families specializing in linen trade made considerable fortunes with it at times. This may be one of the reasons why up to 17 goldsmiths had to share their livelihoods in Herisau from the 17th to the 19th century. From the manageable fund of her work, in addition to various Holy Communion goblets, especially godparent gifts (spoons) and occasional national emblems (female shields) have been preserved.

population

Population composition

The 15,787 residents of Herisau are made up as follows (as of December 31, 2018):

Denominations:

  • Evangelical Reformed: 34.5%
  • Roman Catholic: 30.2%
  • other / without: 35.3%

Gender:

  • female: 49.56%
  • male: 50.54%

Age structure:

  • 0-19 years: 19.0%
  • 20–65 years: 63.3%
  • over 65 years: 17.7%

Population development

The population of Herisau has developed as follows:

year Residents Swiss % German speaking % Protestant % Roman Catholic
1667 3021
1734 4816
1780 5933
1813 6863
1830 7014
1850 8387 8189 97.1% 2.9%
1870 9705 9481 92.9% 6.2%
1888 12,937 12,082 98.9% 87.7% 12.0%
1900 13,497 12,426 98.1% 84.9% 14.7%
1910 15,336 13,550 95.0% 81.4% 18.0%
1930 13,599 12,784 98.4% 82.8% 16.6%
1950 13,407 12,819 97.6% 80.6% 18.6%
1970 14,597 12,128 86.0% 66.3% 31.3%
1990 15,624 12,731 84.6% 55.3% 34.1%
2000 15,882 12,535 87.0% 48.3% 32.1%
2010 15'236 12,353 k. A. k. A. k. A.

Culture

Attractions

  • Village center. Since Herisau was a market town , this district is reminiscent of an old town (fruit market, Oberdorfstrasse, Schmiedgasse, Bachstrasse, Buchenstrasse)
  • Reformed parish church St. Laurentius (built 1516–1520, late Gothic, baroque bell (with a lot of history), can be visited) from the former Salem monastery, communion chalice by Christoph Laminit, Memmingen
    Communion chalice by Christoph Laminit
  • The Black House , which emerged from an old mill (operated by Glatt) and expanded into a textile printing shop in 1778, is an early industrial monument. Today it serves as a residential building.
  • The hamlet of Schwänberg is considered to be the oldest documented settlement in the Appenzellerland. The so-called “old town hall”, for example, is worth seeing - the home of a mercenary captain from the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). It can be viewed on request.

Some buildings in the center and in the rest of the municipality of Herisau (see Weiler Schwänberg) can be found on the list of cultural assets of national importance in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .

Herisau, historical center (2011)

Events

  • The carnival lasts from Dirty Thursday to the radio Sunday . On Ash Wednesday , Gidio Hosestoss is carried to the grave by the Herisau school children in the presence of the mourners. The following Sunday he (Gidio) is burned on the "Ebnet". Herisau is also known as the stronghold of the Eastern Swiss Beer Carnival (Schnitzelbangg, Sauknapp Party, Gugge Monster Concert ...).
  • The Bloch parade takes place on « Bloch Monday», the Monday after Ash Wednesday .
  • A weekly market with high-quality, regional products is held every Saturday morning from mid-April to the end of November.
  • A children's festival is celebrated every two years. It is customary here for the people of Herisau to invite children and young people to lunch at home or at the local restaurants . This is followed by a festive parade and various performances.
  • Alternating with the children's festival, the Herisau village festival is held every two years. With the participation of the committed members of numerous associations , (yourself) will be celebrated in the village center.
  • The traditional cattle show, which is well worth seeing, takes place on the Tuesday after the Federal Prayer Day.
  • "Usegstuehlet" is held on the last Saturday in August, but only when the weather is nice.
  • Every two years in September, the trade from the region presents its products for four days at the Herisau Autumn Market Exhibition (HEMA) in a logistically complex tent city on the Kreckel site.
  • Every year on the first weekend in October, from Friday to Monday, there is an extremely popular national fair on the Ebnet. A goods market on the traffic-free Bahnhofstrasse complements the offer on the above-mentioned Sunday and Monday.
  • In December, the “Christchindlimarkt” takes place on the beautiful Oberdorfstrasse, which is relevant to the townscape.
  • On December 31st, the New Year's Eve lice are out and about in Herisau (Schöni, Schöwüeschti, Wüeschti) from Herisau, Waldstatt, Schönengrund and surrounding areas, Schwellbrunn, Urnäsch etc.

economy

Due to the sufficiently available hydropower, the Appenzellerland and thus Herisau were industrialized early on, and some important companies (including Huber + Suhner AG or Metrohm AG ) have their headquarters in Herisau: AG Cilander as a textile finisher from the very beginning and Hänseler AG as World market leader in the pharmaceutical trade.

Railway bridge of the Südostbahn

Personalities

literature

Web links

Commons : Herisau  - collection of images, 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. ↑ a b Herisau in numbers. Retrieved December 25, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Local council on the website of the municipality of Herisau, accessed on August 25, 2018
  4. ↑ StiASG , Urk. II 142. Online at e-chartae , accessed on June 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ Thomas Fuchs: Herisau - 1 Up to the Appenzell Wars. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 22, 2008 , accessed October 10, 2011 .
  6. ↑ Thomas Fuchs: Herisau. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  7. ↑ Peter Witschi: The Black House on Glattbach, a Herisau industrial monument (= Swiss Art Guide. Volume 668). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1999, ISBN 3-85782-668-1 .
  8. ↑ Blochmontag Herisau ( Memento from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ Herisau Children's Festival
  10. ↑ Herisau village festival
  11. ↑ Usegstuehlet
  12. ↑ Herisau Autumn Market Exhibition
  13. ↑ Christchindlimarkt