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| Population | 3,348 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 42 /km2 (108 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 80.48 km2 (31.07 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 759 m (2,490 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 9650 / 9651 / 9652 / 9643 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3358 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Rolf Huber | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Alt Sankt Johann, Amden, Ebnat-Kappel, Hemberg, Hundwil (AR), Schänis, Stein, Urnäsch (AR), Wildhaus | |||||||||
| Website | www.nesslau-krummenau.ch SFSO statistics |
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Nesslau-Krummenau
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Map of Nesslau-Krummenau
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Nesslau-Krummenau is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It was formed from the January 1, 2005 union of the formerly separate municipalities of Nesslau and Krummenau.[3]
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Nesslau is first mentioned in 1178 as Mezellouo. In 1261 it was mentioned as Nesselove and ze dem Wassere. In 912 the hamlet of Lutenwil was mentioned as Lutherraheimara.[4] Krummenau is first mentioned in 1266 as Crumbenowe.[5]
Nesslau-Krummenau has an area, as of 2006[update], of 80.4 km2 (31.0 sq mi). Of this area, 53.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[6]
The municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis. It is located on both sides of the Thur river between the Speer and Stockberg and from the Silberplatten in the Säntis range over the Schwägalp Pass to Mistelegg. Since the merger in 2005 it is in terms of land area the third largest municipality in the canton.[7] It consists of the villages of Nesslau, Krummenau, Neu St. Johann, Dorf and Ennetbühl as well as the hamlets of Lutenwil, Krümmenschwil, Büel, Schneit, Laad, Schlatt (until the merger an exclave of Nesslau in Krummenau), Aemelsberg and Beiereggbis.
The municipalities of Stein and Nesslau-Krummenau are seeking approval from the voters to merge on 1 January 2013 into a new municipality with an as yet (as of 2010[update]) undetermined name.[3]
Nesslau-Krummenau has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 3,348.[1] As of 2007[update], about 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), .[8] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.9%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Albanian being third ( 0.8%).[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 44.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (16.6%), the FDP (16.3%) and the SP (9.7%).[6]
The historical population is given in the following table:[4][5]
| year | population |
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| 1827 | 4,100 |
| 1850 | 3,937 |
| 1900 | 3,556 |
| 1950 | 3,898 |
| 2000 | 3,665 |
The house at Sidwaldstrasse 6 and the former Benedictine Abbey of Neu St. Johann are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[9] The village of Ennetbühl is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[10]
As of 2007[update], Nesslau-Krummenau had an unemployment rate of 0.61%. As of 2005[update], there were 401 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 164 businesses involved in this sector. 240 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 47 businesses in this sector. 937 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 116 businesses in this sector.[6]
As of October 2009[update] the average unemployment rate was 1.8%.[11] There were 319 businesses in the municipality of which 49 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 119 were involved in the third.[12]
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