Berg, St. Gallen
Berg is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen. It is located in the constituency Rorschach.
Mountain is located near Lake Constance in Arbon.
Geography
Mountain is strong at the slope of the lake ( lateral moraine of the former Rhine glacier ). This causes a strong gradient within the village. Berg has lost some of its significance, has existed since the slip road to the A1 and the two nearest major conurbations Arbon and St. Gallen a motorway connection to call their own. Previously, the only connection between the two cities was an arduous Kantonstrasse the lake ridge up which performs exactly mountain.
The village is divided into a main part ( Unterberg ) and a sub- part (Upper Hill), this has historical roots.
From mountain one has a perfect view of the nearby lake.
Neighboring locations are: Arbon ( north ), Steinach (northeast ), Roggwil (northwest ), Häggenschwil ( west ), Witten Bach ( south ) and Mörschwil (southeast ).
History
Due to the settlement activity in Arbon and St. Gallen due dodged into the rolling hills around St. Gallen in the Middle Ages farmers. In the year 796 already made the separation in the lower and upper mountain. The farms were initially scattered, then compacted but more and more so that they were incorporated in the 9th century in the äbtliche basic rule. The chapel was founded in 892, she was called in oratoriolum mountains.
854 and 901, the limits have been adjusted by the then Bishop of Constance.
In the late Middle Ages the mountain grew more and more, soon was a rich city and thus a major source of revenue for the Abbey of St. Gall.
At the time of the Reformation, Berg temporarily closed at this, so the place was reformed 1528-1532. Afterwards, however, the majority of the citizens returned to the Roman Catholic denomination. There was always a Calvinist minority, this is also evident by the reformed country seats centimes, peacock moss and Large and Small Hahnberg that belonged to wealthy reformed St. Gallern.
1650 for the first time a school house was built, in 1737 a free school.
1777 the parish church of St. Michael was built. 1803 Mountain by the dissolution of the monastery of St. Gallen to the political community Steinach, but separated in 1832 from her again. The separation from today also independent Tübach was 1845. The Gemeindegut was extremely limited at this time and consisted of a share of the infirmary Bruggen and a small cash assets for the school and the poor of the town. Still to this day has the Ortsbürgergemeinde not a lot of wealth.
1874 and 1888 the two dairy cooperatives in the town were founded. In the 1960s, was built brisk, but this sounded in the 70s down quickly. Berg has a strong agricultural touch today.
Economy
Due to the agricultural and unfavorable slope never really could Industrial settle, so that mountain until now remained a place that is attractive especially for homeowners. Thus lived the place especially of cottage industry and agriculture, in 1800 attracted farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding after, from about 1900 the vineyards and the embroidery.
Traffic
Mountain is conveniently technically on a main road between Arbon and St. Gallen. 1910, the station Roggwil Mountain was built by the village has received a connection to the Bodensee- Toggenburg -Bahn.
Population
Due to the agricultural character of the village over the centuries, although a population jump such as increased slightly, but in nearby Arbon could never use by the absence of industry. After all, the population has almost doubled but since the 17th century.
Attractions
Personalities
- Cornelius Wilhelm von Heyl zu Herrnsheim (1843-1923), German politician and industrialist, died in mountain
- Vincent de Paul Wehrle (1855-1941), Benedictine and first bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, United States, was born in mountain
- Arthur Loepfe (* 1942), politician, was born in mountain
- Benedict Würth ( born 1968 ), politician, was born in mountain