Quarten
Fourths is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
- 4.1 Tourism
- 4.2 traffic
Geography
The German -speaking community fourths has 2812 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) and an area of 61.9 km ². The lowest point is the Walen with 419.3 m above sea level. M., the highest of the Magerrain with 2,523, 7 m above sea level. M.. The municipality comprises the villages Oberterzen, Unterterzen, fourths, fifths, Mols, Murg SG, Tannenbodenalp and Flums - Grossberg.
The municipality is located in the foothills fourths (parts of Flumserberg belong to fourths ) and the area extends north ( fifths ) and south of Lake Walen ( quarts ).
Mols
Mols is the easternmost town in the political community fourths. 2004 lived in Mols 563 inhabitants. 1178, the village was first mentioned as a possession of the monastery GeopathSchänis; from 1371 he was among whales city, 1803, he joined the community fourths.
Murg
Murg located on the southern shore of Lake Walen on an alluvial fan of Murgbachs. The first-time documentary mention in a place Murg on January 30, 1045 Henry III. in Zurich issued certificate. In this King Henry takes the monastery and its possessions GeopathSchänis, among others Murga (former name of Murg ), in his protection.
About the Murg valley can be reached from Murg from the Murgseen. Murg is known for its unusual incidence of sweet chestnut. 2004 lived in Murg 707 inhabitants.
Oberterzen
In Oberterzen is the middle station of the gondola from Unterterzen in the Flumserberg. 2004 lived in Oberterzen 300 inhabitants.
Fourths
The local church is named after fourths of the municipality fourths, but not their administrative headquarters. 2004 had 393 inhabitants, the village fourths. Below the village church of fourths is the educational and recreational center New Schoenstatt, conducted by the Sisters of Mary.
Quinten
The 56 inhabitants (2004) large village of Quinten on the north shore of Lake Walen is only accessible on foot or by boat. As a car-free village of Quinten is a popular intermediate and end points for hikes. Quinten has due to its unique location on the sunny side of Lake Walen and at the foot of the Churfirsten a Mediterranean climate with an annual average temperature of about 12.0 ° C, where grapes, figs, kiwi fruit and other exotic plants thrive. Also, various types of palm trees grow here. Due to its high number of hours of sunshine and a few icy days it is Gandria eastern Switzerland called. It is one of the warmest places in Switzerland. In addition, many protected reptiles such as lizards, fence lizards, smooth snakes, grass snakes and Aesculapian live in this ideal habitat for the animals. The local produce from the many fruits such as grapes gained excellent wine, liqueurs and more.
Quinten had 171 inhabitants in 1835 yet. Due to lack of rail and road links the village made the economic boom after the Second World War, not with, many residents left the village. Today, it is the village thanks to tourism ' better and the inhabitants live mainly from ship operations and the catering trade. In Quinten is the headquarters of Lake Walen, called ship operation Walen.
Unterterzen
In Unterterzen is the town hall of the fourths, ie the municipality of fourths is in Unterterzen. 2004 Unterterzen had 673 inhabitants.
Name
The place names ( for three thirds, fourths and fifths for four to five ) come from an early medieval Hofzählung of the diocese of Chur The places Prümsch and Segons for one and two have somewhat forgotten. There are also other Swiss villages with ordinal numbers in the name, but no further closed sequence of numbers as in thirds, fourths and fifths.
Attractions
Economy
Tourism
The community fourths is known primarily thanks to tourism. She is one of the places the Heidiland. Parts of the ski resort Flumserberg belong to fourths. A new cable car circulation in two sections connect the station of Unterterzen with the Flumserbergen. In winter runs on the weekends, the Zurich S-Bahn ( S2 ) from Zurich to Unterterzen. The Flumserberg makes us the first winter sports resort in the Alps with S- Bahn station. Quinten heavily developed next to the skiing and hiking area Flumserberg. On the site of the former cement factory the tourist resort " Resort Lake Walen " was opened for the winter season 2008/2009, one of the largest travel and tourism projects in Switzerland in recent years.
Traffic
With the motorway junction Mittensee - Murg to A3 ( Zurich -Chur ) and SBB stations in Murg, Unterterzen and Mols on the railway bridge brick - fourths Sargans is provision of public transport.