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Fischingen
Fischingen is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Fischingen is first mentioned in 1328 as ''Fischinon''. In 1972, Dussnang, Fischingen, Oberwangen and Tannegg merged with Fischingen.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Retrieved 14 January 2010 The village was built north of the twelfth-century . It was, together with Bichelsee, Balterswil, Ifwil, and probably Au, par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Of Toggenburg
Ida of Toggenburg ( 1140 – 1226) (also: Idda, Ita, Itha, Itta, Ydda, Judith and Gutta of Fischingen) is a Swiss Christian nun, venerated as a saint in the Diocese of Constance especially in Fischingen, Switzerland. She is the protagonist of many stories and legends in the local culture. Hagiography There is no written record of a cult in Fischingen Abbey before the 15th century. The first humanist Albrecht von Bonstetten wrote several "Lives of Saints" that the oldest dates back from 1481. According to legend, Ida was the daughter of a Count of Kirchberg near Ulm and was married to a Count of Toggenburg (in a document after 1562 he was named Heinrich). According to legend, a raven stole Ida's wedding ring. The ring was found in the bird's nest by a hunter. When her husband noticed the ring on the hunter's hand, he accused Ida of infidelity. He had the hunter killed and threw Ida out of his castle window. However, due to her innocence, God miracu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fischingen Abbey
Fischingen Abbey (Kloster Fischingen), now Fischingen Priory, is a Benedictine monastery situated in Fischingen in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, on the upper reaches of the Murg, a tributary of the Thur. It was founded in 1138, dissolved in 1848 and re-founded as a priory in 1977. __TOC__ History The abbey was founded in 1138 by Ulrich II, Bishop of Constanz as a private episcopal monastery, with the intention that it should offer shelter and hospitality to pilgrims on their way from Constanz to Einsiedeln Abbey. The hermit Gebino was appointed the first abbot. In only six years he had had built a bell tower, accommodation for both monks and nuns, and a guesthouse. At its high point in about 1210, Fischingen had about 150 monks and 120 nuns. The ''" Vogtei"'' (protective lordship) over the abbey belonged to the Counts of Toggenburg. Saint Idda of Toggenburg, who lived in a cell of the abbey in about 1200, is buried in a chapel off the abbey church. From 1460 the abb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bichelsee-Balterswil
Bichelsee-Balterswil is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It was formed from the union on January 1, 1996 of Bichelsee and Balterswil. History It was created in 1996 when the former municipalities of Balterswil and Bichelsee merged.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 Bichelsee is first mentioned in 894 as ''Pichelense'' and Balterswil is mentioned in 885 as ''Baldherreswilare''. Bichelsee [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eschlikon
Eschlikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Münchwilen (district), Münchwilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Eschlikon is first mentioned in 1280 as ''Aeslikon''. During the Middle Ages, most of Eschlikon (except for the farms of a few free peasants) belonged to the monastery of Magdenau and ''Heiliggeistspital'' in St. Gallen. Eschlikon was part of the High, middle and low justice, high courts of Tuttwilerberg. From the Late Middle Ages until 1798 it was the home of the Old Swiss Confederacy, Swiss Confederation Governor in Thurgau or his appointed Vogt. The village Church (building), church was originally part of the Sirnach parish. In 1529, the majority of the population converted to the new religion during the Protestant Reformation. The Reformed majority separated from Sirnach parish in 1936, and formed a new parish with Münchwilen, Oberhofen, St. Margaret and Wallenwil. The Catholicism, cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fischenthal
Fischenthal is a village and a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fischenthal, it includes the villages of Gibswil and Steg, as well as nearly 100 smaller settlements. History Fischenthal is first mentioned in 878 as ''Fiskinestal''. Geography Fischenthal is situated in the upper Töss Valley and is the largest municipality, in terms of land area, in the canton of Zurich. The Jona river rises near the municipality. The municipality includes the mountain villages of Fischenthal, Gibswil and Steg as well as nearly 100 settlements scattered throughout the ''Tössbergland'' (Töss mountain land). Gibswil is known for the ski jumping hill Bachtelblick-Schanze and the cross-country skiing trail Panoramaloipe Gibswil. Fischenthal has an area of . Of this area, 31.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosnang
Mosnang is a village and municipality in the constituency (''Wahlkreis'') of Toggenburg in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. History Mosnang is first mentioned in 854 as ''Masinang''. Geography Mosnang has an area, , of . Of this area, 47.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 48.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Toggenburg ''Wahlkreis''. It consists of the villages of Mosnang, Mühlrüti and Libingen as well as the hamlets of Dreien and Wiesen. The municipality also includes Hulftegg Pass. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules a Pine Tree Vert issuant from Coupeaux of the same.'' Demographics Mosnang has a population (as of ) of . , about 2.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (), 8 are from Germany, 6 are from Italy, 10 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 5 are from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirnach
Sirnach is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Geography Sirnach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 9.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 7.5%. Out of the forested land, 22.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sternenberg, Switzerland
Sternenberg is a former municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Bauma and Sternenberg merged to ''Bauma'' on 1 January 2015. Geography Before the merger, Sternenberg had a total area of . Of this area, 37.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 2.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (1.5%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0% of the area. 0.9% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Demographics Sternenberg had a population (as of 2013) of 351.Swiss Federal Statistical Office< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbenthal
Turbenthal is a municipality in the district of Winterthur located in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Turbenthal has an area of . Of this area, 34.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 57.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 4.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.8%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.3% of the area. , 4.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Turbenthal is situated in the upper Töss Valley. Demographics Turbenthal has a population (as of ) of . , 16.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.3%. Most of the population () speaks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wila, Switzerland
Wila is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Pfäffikon (district), Pfäffikon in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Wila has an area of . Of this area, 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 6.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.9% of the area. 8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Wila is situated in the upper Töss Valley. Demographics Wila has a population () of 1,903, of which 9.4% are foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 51% male and 49% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.4%. Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Münchwilen (district) , a district within the Swiss canton of Thurgau
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Münchwilen may refer to: * Münchwilen, Aargau, a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland *Münchwilen, Thurgau, a municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, capital of Münchwilen district * Münchwilen District Münchwilen District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Its capital is the town of Münchwilen, Thurgau, Münchwilen. The district contains the following municipalities: Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einsiedeln
Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century. History Early history There was no permanent settlement in the area prior to the early medieval period, but numerous artefacts left by prehistoric hunters, dated to the Mesolithic to Bronze Age were recovered. The original " hermitage" is associated with St. Meinrad, a Benedictine monk family of the Counts of Hohenzollern. According to legend, Meinrad lived on the slopes of Mt. Etzel from 835 until his death in 861. During the next eighty years Saint Meinrad's hermitage was never without one or more hermits emulating his example. One of the hermits, named Eberhard, previously Provost of Strasburg, erected a monastery and church there, of which he became first abbot. Work on the monastery is said to have begun in 934. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
