Thal, St. Gallen

Thal is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen. It consists of the villages of the valley, Staad and Altenrhein.

  • 3.1 Population development
  • 6.1 Structures
  • 6.2 Museums
  • 7.1 Established businesses
  • 7.2 traffic
  • 7.3 Education

Geography

Geographical location

Thal and Buriet among the so-called inner Rhoden and Altenrhein, Buechen, Staad to the so-called outer Rhoden with the Buechberg than separation.

  • Altenrhein lies at the mouth of the Old Rhine into Lake Constance.
  • Buriet is located on the northeastern slope of the Buechberg.
  • Staad is located on the northern slope of the Buechbergs, a vineyard.
  • Thal is - as the name suggests - in a climatically sheltered valley between the Buechberg in the north and Lutz Mountain in the south.

History

The oldest traces of settlement date back to the seventh century, when the Irish monk Gallus came to the region.

Coat of arms

Description: Argent, a blue vine with green foliage.

Population Development

Religion

There is a parity Church in Thal, the Roman Catholic Church in Staad and Altenrhein, as well as a Protestant church in Buechen / Staad.

Policy

The municipal administration has its headquarters in Thal.

Culture and sights

Structures

  • The parity Church of Thal has with the five-part bronze bells of the bell foundry Egger a0 - c1 - d1 - f1 - a1 one is unique in Switzerland bell ensemble.
  • On a hill of Staad is symbolic of the Roman Catholic Church of Christ the King, a modern central building with concave and convex wall shells, which, viewed from above, simulate a crown. The church was built by the architect Bächtold Baumgartner in 1967 and inaugurated on 24 March 1968. The oval tower houses a peal Salve Regina in the Schlagtonfolge es1 - g1 - b1 - c2.

Museums

  • At the airfield in Altenrhein is a Fliegermuseum with airworthy vintage aircraft.
  • The Hundertwasser Markthalle in Staad is located on the roundabout between Staad and Altenrhein. The Markthalle Altenrhein was built in the years 1998 to 2002 after the idea and concept of the world-renowned artist Friedrich Hundertwasser. The plan was designed by architect Peter Pelikan. An eye-catching are the four gilded domes tower. The ground floor is the hall with colorful cone-shaped columns. It is also used for events. There is also a sound and light show on the architecture of Hundertwasser. The attic is landscaped and accessible.

Markthalle Altenrhein in Staad

Markthalle Altenrhein in Staad

Markthalle Altenrhein in Staad

Economy and infrastructure

Established businesses

Altenrhein changed in 1924 with the settlement of a branch operation of the Dornier works from a fishing village to an industrially defined settlement. On December 19, 1927 there began the construction of the Dornier Do X and on July 12, 1929 lifted the seaplane for the first time from Lake Constance from. In the 70th test flight on October 21, 1929 were 169 people on board and experienced a 40 -minute flight over Lake Constance. In addition to the Do X here also 30 specific for the Netherlands Dornier Do 24 were built. The plant built under license, all Bücker 131 and 133 for the Swiss Air Force.

From the Dornier works, the flight and vehicle plants developed Altenrhein ( FFA). This gained particular with the development of a jet-propelled Erdkampfflugzeugs, the P-16, in the 1950s some notoriety. Later, the AS -202 Bravo was developed for the basic flying training. The good natured flight characteristics allow even limited acrobatic flight.

The FFA was sold in stages from 1987 and broken down into: FFA Gautschi AG ( aircraft - Zuliefererin and owner of trademark rights), the Pilatus Aircraft (Altenrhein ) ( Aircraft Maintenance ), the Stadler Rail (Altenrhein ) ( wagon ), BWB Surface Technology ( Altenrhein ) and Schindler Technik AG.

Up to 1940, was in the district of Staad the bell foundry Egger, which was responsible for numerous church bells in eastern Switzerland.

Traffic

Airport St. Gallen -Altenrhein ( ACH) evolved from the former factory airfield of the aircraft division. This was opened in 1988 with a connection to Vienna for the scheduled air transport and has since expanded. Since 2003 he is named Airport St. Gallen -Altenrhein ( ACH).

The International Lake Constance Airshow took place in 1998 here.

In Buriet will find links to the A1 motorway. Here is also a base for the highway patrol and a maintenance depot of the maintenance service for the highway. The Cantonal road and Shipping Authority operates a testing center in Buriet.

The villages of the political community Thal are connected by postal bus lines. These also provide the connection to the SBB in the stations Staad and Rheineck.

Education

The Gymnasium Marienburg the Divine Word Missionaries is a private boarding and day school in Buriet.

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