Mels

Church of Mels

Mels is a municipality in the constituency Sarganserland in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is located in Seez valley, west of the neighboring community Sargans and is in terms of area, the largest municipality in the canton.

Also, the municipality includes the settlements Holy Cross at Mels, Plons, Ragnatsch, as well as the hamlets Butz, St. Martin, Mädris, TILs, the hillside community Vermol and Walser villages Schwendihotel and white firs in Weisstannental.

Geography

Mels is located between the mountain Gonzen, the Rhine and Seez. The municipal area of Mels is the Pizol. Until the early 18th century, the settlement area of Mels for the most part was a swampy landscape. The deepest point form the Seezebene ( 457 m ) and the highest the Big Slice ( 2'937 m).

Population

The number of inhabitants increased in recent decades because Mels was industrialized increased. In addition, the number of businesses increased.

Religions - faiths

Attractions

Art, culture, recreation

The Turnverein Mels is multiple Swiss champion in the disciplines of bars and floor exercise. In 1993, the humorous acrobatics troupe D' Holmikers was founded, which have since participated in numerous international shows. As highlights of the awards are the occasion of the 28th Circus Festival of Monte Carlo.

In UHC Sarganserland, a nationally known and playing in the National League B floorball club, several squad players from the community Mels can be found.

The music company Konkordia Mels is one of the oldest and most successful clubs of Mels. With various " daughter clubs " such as youth music, Jungbläser and young drummers she conducts intensive youth development.

Shopping centers

Near the A3 motorway are several large shopping centers which regional needs of the Sarganserland cover: The Pizolpark Migros, the Pizol center of the Coop and various other centers such as the CPB Riet. In these centers, all major retail chains in Switzerland are located. In the municipality are also home to a jumbo hardware store with great Fust branch and since November 2011, a large Bauhaus Trade Center.

Army

The Swiss Ministry of Defence operates in Mels, in the district Plons, a barracks and a recruitment center to the subject position of the cantons of St. Gallen, Graubünden, Schwyz, Glarus, Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden be loaded.

Traffic

Mels is located on the railway line brick bridge -Chur and is in both directions every hour from the regional trains brick bridge - served Chur - Sargans. The road here is a motorway junction with the A3 and A13, from which one Chur, Zurich and St. Gallen can be reached.

Mels has a well developed bus system with connections to Sargan and the Rhine Valley. The bus routes by Mels side streets.

Personalities

  • Guldin (1577-1643), mathematician
  • Franz Anton Good (1793-1866), lawyer and politician
  • Paul Goodman ( b. 1942 ), philosopher (including The Unbezüglichkeit of art)
  • Josef Ackermann ( born 1948 ), Bank Manager
  • Ueli Ackermann ( b. 1957 ), actor and director (including The World Dog)
  • Andy Egert ( born 1961 ), blues musician
  • Doris Ackermann ( b. 1963 ), singer and songwriter
  • Andy Prinz ( born 1974 ), record producer (including DJ Tatana )
Seeztal Controlled-access highway Coop (Switzerland) Bauhaus (company) A13 motorway (Switzerland) Tatana Sterba Bad Ragaz Flums Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen
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