Bütschwil-Ganterschwil

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Bütschwil-Ganterschwil
Bütschwil village
Country Switzerland
Canton St. Gallen
District Toggenburg
Coordinates 47°21′N 9°4′E / 47.350°N 9.067°E / 47.350; 9.067Coordinates: 47°21′N 9°4′E / 47.350°N 9.067°E / 47.350; 9.067
Population 4,542 (Dec 2012)[1]
- Density 208 /km2 (539 /sq mi)
Area 21.81 km2 (8.42 sq mi)[2]
Elevation 610 m (2,001 ft)
• Highest 942 m - Sedelberg
• Lowest 555 m - Thur River
Postal code 9606 / 9608
SFOS number 3395
Surrounded by Ganterschwil, Krinau, Lichtensteig, Lütisburg, Mosnang, Oberhelfenschwil, Wattwil
Website Bütschwil-Ganterschwil.ch
SFSO statistics
Bütschwil-Ganterschwil

Bütschwil-Ganterschwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bütschwil and Ganterschwil merged to form the new municipality of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil.[3]

History

Bütschwil is first mentioned in 779 as Bucinesvilare.[4]

Ganterschwil is first mentioned in 779 as Cantrichesuilare.[5]

Geography

Wooden bridge between Mogelsberg and Ganterschwil

The former municipalities that now make up Bütschwil-Ganterschwil have a total combined area of 21.81 km2 (8.42 sq mi).[2]

Bütschwil had an area, as of 2006, of 13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi). Of this area, 66.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[6] The former municipality is located along the Thur river. On the left bank of the Thur, it consists of the linear villages of Bütschwil and Dietfurt and the hamlets of Grämigen, Tierhag, Feld, Kengelbach and Zwiselen. While on the right bank are the hamlets of Langensteig and Laufen.

Ganterschwil had an area, as of 2006, of 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 63.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[6] The former municipality is located on a high plateau between the Thur and Neckar rivers. It consists of the village of Ganterschwil and the hamlets of Äwil, Anzenwil, Bleiken, Ötschwil and Tobel as well as scattered individual farm houses.

Demographics

The total population of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil (as of December 2012) is 4,542.[1]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[7]

Sights

The village of Bütschwil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Canton of St. Gallen Statistics Office Wohnbevölkerung (bis 2012) (German) accessed 21 August 2013
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  3. ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 2 January 2013
  4. ↑ Bütschwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ↑ Ganterschwil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2013
  7. ↑ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011
  8. ↑ ISOS site accessed 12-Jan-2010

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