Ebnat-Kappel

Ebnat -Kappel

Ebnat -Kappel is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The community Ebnat -Kappel is located in the constituency of Toggenburg. It includes the hamlets of fire wood, Winterberg and Bendel.

Geography

The highest mountain Ebnat- Kappels and also the highest Nagelfluhberg Europe is the spear with 1,950 m above sea level. M.. Above the village at about 800 m above sea level. M. is the ski lift dance floor. Thanks headlights there is also night skiing. No longer in operation, the Girlen ski resort, on whose slopes found in the 1970s in the Alpine Ski World Cup races take place.

The neighboring communities of Ebnat -Kappel are Nesslau, Hemberg, Wattwil, Gommiswald, vineyards, cold Brunn, GeopathSchänis and Amden.

Attractions

  • Stone, Rock, House, built in 1667 Hans Jacob Boesch. Perceived Gothic building with baroque detailing.
  • House nobleman in the field. Built in 1752 in Füberg. 1951 in Ebnat reorganized for Albert Edelmann ( 1886-1963 ), who founded there the local museum.
  • In calibration typical Toggenburg wooden houses are preserved (No. 16, 18 and 19).
  • House Felsenstein in Kappel (No. 15) of 1624; Kreuzfirstbau with late Gothic window groups and kreuzgratgewölbten rooms.

Community partnership

There is a community partnership with the German Aalen- Ebnat.

Pictures

Thurau

House Steinfels

Station and brush factory

Catholic Church

History

To 1762 was called Ebnat top Wattwil, then Flattens. Kappel was in 1218, probably due to a chapel located there, as mentioned Capelle. On July 26, 1854 a fire destroyed the village of village of Kappel almost completely. 1847 was established by Johann Gerhard Oncken in Ebnat -Kappel the first Swiss Baptist church.

In 1965, the municipalities Ebnat Kappel and united to the community Ebnat- Kappel. At the same time, the two coats of arms were folded in a coat of arms. It was thus the first fusion coat of arms in the canton of St. Gallen. 2007, the hyphen between Ebnat and Kappel has been deleted by the municipal council. Large parts of the population does not goutieren the decision. In their eyes, just symbolizes this line connect the two districts. By abandoning 'll be back separately, which had once been merged, it is argued. In addition, the community is written in official documents still Ebnat- Kappel.

Population

In 1960, Ebnat 3'011 and 1'968 inhabitants Kappel.

Traffic

Due to an existing classified as a highway bypass road Ebnat -Kappel is spared from traffic. The main road 16 passes through the village. The railway line Wil - Wattwil - Nesslau runs through the municipality Ebnat- Kappel. There is a central station.

Through the municipal area of the 60 -kilometer Thurweg, the promenade along the River Thur from Wil to wild house runs.

Personalities

  • August Scheler (1819-1890), linguist
  • Babeli Giezendanner (1831-1905), painter
  • August Boesch (1857-1911), sculptor
  • Guido Looser (1892-1937), writer
  • Toni Brunner ( b. 1974 ), politician
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