Wil

Panorama Wils from Wiler Turm

Wil is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland. She has a small town feel in the core, but is an important center for the west of Canton and Toggenburg. Wil counted end of December 2011 18'167 inhabitants. With 69'882 inhabitants ( according to BFS 2010) is the agglomeration Wil the second largest metropolitan area in the east of Switzerland. Since 1 January 2013 the former municipality Bronschhofen belongs to the city of Wil.

For over 500 years, the St. Gallen prince abbots resided in Hof zu Wil, which is why the city is also called Abbots.

  • 6.1 Openair rockamweier
  • 6.2 Gare de Lion
  • 8.1 sons and daughters of the city
  • 8.2 Here residing personalities
  • 8.3 Here deceased individuals

History

In the year 754 Wil is first mentioned along with the nearby villages of Rickenbach and Züberwangen in Henauer certificate. With Wila could here but also the nearby Wilen be meant. In 1226, the Counts of Toggenburg the city to the monastery of St. Gall.

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

Since 1226 Wil remained undisputed property of the prince abbots of St. Gallen - interrupted only by an episode when the insurgent Appenzeller in 1407 took over the city for a short time.

1451 was the prince-abbot an alliance with the Confederates, Zurich, Lucerne, Glarus and Schwyz, which Wil became the seat of the federal bailiffs.

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

Between 1525 and 1531 the Reformation was also in Wil their followers. With the victory of the Catholic cantons in the Battle of Kappel This trend was reversed in 1531. The rule of the abbots first went in 1798 to an end when the old Confederation collapsed and the prince of the country declared its independence as a result.

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

On September 28, 1855 Wil was developed moderate ground by the St. Gallo- Appenzellische railroad. 1984 Wil was awarded the Wakker Prize for the integral structural maintenance of the old town. Since 1992, the festival takes place in Wiler Game Wil - now the largest non-commercial game event in Switzerland.

The local football club FC Wil 2002 to 2004 was in the top league, the Super League, and was founded in 2004 Swiss Cup Winner.

On 3 July 2011, the voters of Wil and Bronschhofen decided with a yes -vote share of 63.2 or 78.3 percent the merger to form a new political community Wil on January 1, 2013.

On November 4, 2012, Susanne Hartmann (CVP ), although not supported by their party, elected as the first President of Wil city. Susanne Hartmann is the first woman in the canton of St. Gallen, may preside a city.

Religion

In addition to the major recognized churches can be found in Wil also free church communities, such as the Seventh- day Adventist Church, the GvC, the Free Christian Church, the Evangelical Free church, and the New Apostolic Church Switzerland. Further, there are in Wil an Islamic Albanian community. 2006/2007 there was a controversy surrounding the construction of a minaret of the Islamic- Albanian community; the planning application for a minaret in Wil was rejected. In the census of 2000 gave 53.8 % that they belong to the Roman Catholic denomination, 23.2 % of the Reformed Protestant, 8.7% Islam, 7.3% other faith communities and 7 % belong to any faith.

Attractions

Economy

Industry

In Wil is the saw chain of the company Stihl.

Tourism

The Old Town is considered the best preserved of eastern Switzerland. Worth the view is from the city Weier up to the eastern Town's skyline. The pedestrian promenade from the Swan roundabout towards Old Town is the place where there is most stores. Every Saturday there is a market in the alleys of the old town.

On 8 July 2006, a 37 m high observation tower, the Wiler Turm, inaugurated the Hofberg; a wooden structure with double spiral staircase and three X supports.

Trails

At the station of the 60 -kilometer Thurweg, a hiking trail that runs along the Thur from Wil to wild house starts.

In Wil of the 87 -kilometer trail ends Toggenburg. He leads in five stages of wild house on Arvenbuel, Atzmännig and MUHLRUTI to Wil.

Policy

The strongest party in Wil is the CVP. As of January 1, 2013 amtet Susanne Hartmann as the first city in history President Wils.

Traffic

Wil is the prince of the land transport hub for rail and road. It is on the main thoroughfare of St. Gallen - Zurich.

The railway lines Winterthur -Wil Wil -St. Gallen SBB lie on this axis. The Toggenburgerbahn leads to Wattwil, Thurbo to Kreuzlingen. The narrow Frauenfeld -Wil -Bahn to Frauenfeld.

The coming forth of Geneva motorway A1/E60 and Basel, the main road 7 connects with Wil St. Gallen, which is of Kreuzlingen from leading Hauptstrasse 16 starting point for excursions into Toggenburg. Other trails lead to Frauenfeld and Fischingen Hinterthurgau and Turbenthal in the direction of the Zurich Oberland.

Train

  • Kantonsschule Wil

Culture

Openair rockamweier

Every year mid June will take place on Wiler city Weier one-day Free Openair rockamweier instead. Organized in 2001 for the first time, the festival is now over the region and beyond appeal. It had been playing music greats such as Popa Chubby from the U.S. or Lazuli from France here.

Gare de Lion

Long- food under the name Remise Wil and in 2008 newly renovated and organized, near the train station, a local culture is operated under the new name Gare de Lion that from concerts to theater to offer many readings.

Twinning

Wil has twinned with:

  • Great Döbern, Poland since 1992

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

  • Max Peter Ammann, Film Director
  • Kurt Felix, television presenter of Cineman and Candid Camera?
  • Marco Hammerli, Super League footballer
  • Johann Baptist Hilber (1891-1973), musician, composer, choir leader
  • Anna Sutter, opera singer
  • Dominic Tschudi, Abbot of Muri
  • Alex Zülle, ex- cyclist
  • Fabian Schär, football player ( Switzerland )

Here residing personalities

  • Yvonne Gilli, National Councillor (GP)
  • Barbara Gysi, National Councillor ( SP)
  • Karin Keller -Sutter, Councillor (FDP)
  • René Oberholzer, writers and performers
  • Lukas Reimann, National Council ( SVP)

Here deceased individuals

  • Ulrich Rösch, abbot of the monastery of St. Gall († 1491 )
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