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Fürstenland
Fürstenland or Alte Landschaft is the name of a historical territory of the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, corresponding to the modern districts of St. Gallen (without the city proper), Wil and Rorschach. It was a subject territory of the Abbey of St. Gallen until 1798. Its population, known as the ''Gotteshausleute'', came into conflict with the Abbey after the Swiss Reformation, during 1525–1531. After the defeat of Zürich in the Second War of Kappel, the Fürstenland was forced to return to Catholicism. After the French Revolution, the territory was granted increased autonomy in a treaty of 1795, and in 1797 additionally its own seal and the right to elect a local parliament. On 14 February 1798, it constituted itself as a "Free Republic" (''Freie Republik der Landschaft St. Gallen''), which was absorbed into the Canton of Säntis Säntis was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, consisting of the territory of St. Gallen, Appenzell, and Rheint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of St
Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an Italian synth pop group * "Canton" (song) by Japan * Canton, a fictional town in " Jaynestown", an episode of ''Firefly'' Design * Canton (building), a corner pilaster * Canton (flag), an emblem placed in the top left quarter of a flag * Canton (heraldry), a square or other charge (symbol) occupying the upper left corner of a coat of arms * Canton porcelain, Chinese ceramic ware People * Canton (surname), and list of people with the surname * Canton Jones, American Christian music/hip-hop artist Places Canada * Canton, New Brunswick, a community in Drummond Parish, New Brunswick * Canton, Ontario China * Guangdong (Canton Province), province in southern China * Guangzhou (Canton City), capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wil (Wahlkreis)
Wil is a district of the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is named after the regional centre Wil, which is the largest city of the district. The district capital is Wil, Switzerland, Wil. Demographics The Wil District had a population of as of . Of the foreign population , 947 were from Germany, 2,336 were from Italy, 6,127 were from ex-Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, 439 were from Austria, 820 were from Turkey, and 2,029 were from other countries.Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009 accessed 30 December 2009 Also , 58,596 people spoke German language, German, 196 people spoke French language, French, 1,494 people spoke Italian language, Italian, and 81 people spoke Romansh language, Romansh. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rorschach (Wahlkreis)
Rorschach is a constituency (''Wahlkreis'') in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Wahlkreis (Community Identification Number#Switzerland, SFOS number 1722) has been established on June 10, 2001, totalling 40,454 inhabitants on an area of 50.37 km². Rorschach, St. Gallen, Rorschach is the capital of the Wahlkreis. Demographics Rorschach ''Wahlkreis'' has a population of (as of ). Of the foreign population, (), 764 are from Germany, 2,057 are from Italy, 2,910 are from ex-Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, 553 are from Austria, 677 are from Turkey, and 1,570 are from another country.Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009 accessed 30 December 2009 Of the Swiss national languages (), 33,615 speak Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Of St
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns. The concept of the abbey has developed over many centuries from the early monastic ways of religious men and women where they would live isolated from the lay community about them. Religious life in an abbey may be monastic. An abbey may be the home of an enclosed religious order or may be open to visitors. The layout of the church and associated buildings of an abbey often follows a set plan determined by the founding religious order. Abbeys are often self-sufficient while using any abundance of produce or skill to provide care to the poor and needy, refuge to the persecuted, or education to the young. Some abbeys offer accommodation to people who are seeking spiritual retreat. There are many famous abbeys across the Mediterranean Basin and Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Reformation
The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was promoted initially by Huldrych Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate, Mark Reust, and the population of Zürich in the 1520s. It led to significant changes in civil life and state matters in Zürich and spread to several other cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy. Seven cantons remained Catholic, however, which led to intercantonal wars known as the Wars of Kappel. After the victory of the Catholic cantons in 1531, they proceeded to institute Counter-Reformation policies in some regions. The schism and distrust between the Catholic and the Protestant cantons defined their interior politics and paralysed any common foreign policy until well into the 18th century. Despite their religious differences and an exclusively-Catholic defence alliance of the seven cantons (''Goldener Bund''), no other major armed conflicts directly between the cantons occurred. Soldiers from both sides fought in the French Wars of Religion. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second War Of Kappel
The Second War of Kappel (german: Zweiter Kappelerkrieg) was an armed conflict in 1531 between the Catholic and the Protestant cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy during the Reformation in Switzerland. Cause The tensions between the two parties had not been resolved by the peace concluded after the First War of Kappel two years earlier, and provocations from both sides continued, fuelled in particular by the Augsburg Confession of 1530. Additionally, the Roman Catholic party accused Zürich of territorial ambitions. As the Catholic cantons refused to help the Three Leagues (''Drei Bünde'') in the Grisons during the Musso war against the Duchy of Milan, Zürich promptly considered this a breach of contracts between the confederacy and the Three Leagues and declared an embargo against the five alpine Catholic cantons, in which Bern also participated. While the ''Tagsatzung'' had successfully mediated in 1529, on this occasion the attempt failed, not least because Huldrych Zwin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while phrases like ''liberté, égalité, fraternité'' reappeared in other revolts, such as the 1917 Russian Revolution, and inspired campaigns for the abolition of slavery and universal suffrage. The values and institutions it created dominate French politics to this day. Its causes are generally agreed to be a combination of social, political and economic factors, which the ''Ancien Régime'' proved unable to manage. In May 1789, widespread social distress led to the convocation of the Estates General, which was converted into a National Assembly in June. Continuing unrest culminated in the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July, which led to a series of radical measures by the Assembly, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Säntis
Säntis was the name of a canton of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, consisting of the territory of St. Gallen, Appenzell, and Rheintal. Its capital was St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website .... References Cantons of the Helvetic Republic History of the canton of St. Gallen Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden {{Switzerland-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Of Saint Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall (german: Abtei St. Gallen) is a dissolved abbey (747–1805) in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Carolingian-era monastery existed from 719, founded by Saint Othmar on the spot where Gallus had erected his hermitage. It became an independent principality between 9th and 13th centuries, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. The library of the Abbey is one of the oldest monastic libraries in the world. The city of St. Gallen originated as an adjoining settlement of the abbey. The abbey was secularized around 1800, and in 1848 its former church became a Cathedral. Since 1983 the abbey precinct has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History Foundation Around 612 Gallus, according to tradition an Irish monk and disciple and companion of Saint Columbanus, established a hermitage on the site that would become the monastery. He lived in his cell until his death in 646, and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
