Kirchberg, St. Gallen

Bazenheid

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

Apart from the main town of the same name also includes the villages of Bazenheid an der Thur, Gähwil, Dietschwil, Müselbach, Schalkhausen, Oetwil, Rupperswil, Nuetenwil, Lamperswil and Stelz to the community. The place has both a Catholic and a Protestant church.

Geography

The neighboring municipalities are Rickenbach TG, TG Wilen, Sirnach, Fischingen, Mosnang, Lutisburg and Jonschwil.

History

A possible Iron Age fortification is Unterbazenheid. 745 the surrounding hamlets were first mentioned in 1222 came also the name Kilchberc on for the first time. In the Middle Ages, the great majority of the population was part of the Abbey of St. Gall, partly the Counts of Toggenburg hearing. The area contains 17 ruins and castle sites, including the fortress of Alt - Toggenburg ( Iddaburg ) at Gähwil. 1468 went the whole municipal territory by purchase via the Abbey of. The Reformation was only a short time successfully; nevertheless remained the Holy Cross Church until 1954, when the Evangelical own church -related, used equal.

1831, the district Alttoggenburg was formed, one of the Kirchberg with three other communities. Of the farmers most the sideline of the embroidery went to, and from 1897 to 1814 there were in the village an embroidery school. In the 1930s, the home embroidery came to a standstill. As part of the Wil region experienced Kirchberg since 1960 a new economic boom. Conversely, the number of farms has since declined from about 400 to 170. Nevertheless, Kirchberg still has the largest livestock in the canton of St. Gallen.

Traffic

The municipality is situated on the train line Wil - Wattwil and is also covered by bus routes. In 2006, the avoidance of Bazenheid was completed. The municipality borders directly on the feeder road of the A1 in Wil.

Population

Attractions

Infrastructure

In Bazenheid there since 1984, an incinerator on the Association Abfallverwertung Bazenheid (ZAB ). The 1992 built 95 meter high chimney of the plant was the highest chimney in the canton of St. Gallen. He was replaced by a new, yet only 50 meters high chimney in 2009

Personalities

  • Eduard Spelterini (* 1852), aviation pioneer and balloon captain
  • Viktor Hälg (1906-1975), Abbot-Bishop of Ndanda / Mtwara in Tanzania
  • Jacob Häne (1913-1978), painter
  • Paul Huber (1918-2001), composer

Pictures

Holy Cross church in Kirchberg

Ceiling frescoes in the Holy Cross Church

Evangelical Church

Meeting house

Typical Toggenburg houses

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