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Niederhelfenschwil
Niederhelfenschwil is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Niederhelfenschwil is first mentioned in 818 as ''Helfolteswilare''. In 1426 it was mentioned as ''Nidren-Helffentswile''. The village of Lenggenwil was mentioned in 903 as ''Linkenvilare''. Geography Niederhelfenschwil has an area, , of . Of this area, 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Wil ''Wahlkreis'', north of the Thur river between Bischofszell and Wil. It consists of the villages of Niederhelfenschwil, Lenggenwil and Schloss Zuckenriet as well as the hamlets of Enkhüseren, Dietenwil and Dägetschwil. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Azure between a Pall Or letters N, L and Z'' Demographics Niederhelfenschwil has a popu ... [...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] |
Kradolf-Schönenberg
Kradolf-Schönenberg is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The municipality was created in 1996 by a merger of Buhwil, Kradolf, Neukirch an der Thur and Schönenberg an der Thur. History Kradolf is first mentioned in 883 as ''Chreinthorf''. In 1276 it was mentioned as ''Kraedorf''. Schönenberg an der Thur is first mentioned in 883 as ''Thuruftisthorf''. In 1359 it was mentioned as ''Schönnenberg''. Neukirch an der Thur is first mentioned in 1291 as ''Eliswil''. In 1296 it was mentioned as ''Sêliswille'', which remained its name until the Protestant Reformation. After 1520 it was known as ''Nüwenkilchen''. Buhwil is first mentioned in 838 as ''Puabinwilare''. In 1276 it was mentioned as ''Kraedorf''. Geography Kradolf-Schönenberg has an area, , of . Of this area, or 61.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.3% i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederbüren
Niederbüren is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Niederbüren is first mentioned about 737 as ''Gaulichesburia''. In 817 it was mentioned as ''ad Purias'' and in 1266 as ''Nidernburron''. Geography Niederbüren has an area, , of . Of this area, 66.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Wil ''Wahlkreis.'' It consists of the village of Niederbüren on the right bank of the Thur and hamlets in the neighboring hill country. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Per fess Azure a Beehive Or with Bees and Argent three Bends Gules.'' Demographics Niederbüren has a population (as of ) of . , about 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (), 8 are from German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberbüren
Oberbüren is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Oberbüren is first mentioned in 817 as ''ad Purias''. Geography Oberbüren has an area, , of . Of this area, 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Wil ''Wahlkreis'' along the Glatt and Thur rivers. It consists of the villages of Oberbüren, Niederwil, Durstudlen. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Argent Stag Skull and Antlers Gules.'' Demographics Oberbüren has a population (as of ) of . , about 9.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (), 17 are from Germany, 34 are from Italy, 283 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 18 are from Austria, 19 are from Turkey, and 122 are from another country. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuppenau
Wuppenau is a municipality in the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Geography Wuppenau has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 18.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.6% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data Retrieved 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.3%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.6%. Out of the forested land, 16.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.6% is covered with |
Bischofszell
Bischofszell (Alemannic: ''Bischefzèl'') is a village and a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district. In 1987, the city was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage. So was its neighboring city Hauptwil-Gottshaus in 1999. Geography Bischofszell consists of two parts - the older elevated part and the newer more industrial part located to the north. The Sitter flows in the Thur directly outside Bischofszell. The forest to the south-east and the riverbanks are popular recreation areas. The closest bigger city and capital of the neighboring canton St. Gallen is about 30 minutes away by train or car. Bischofszell has an area, , of . Of this area, or 55.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 17.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.9% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.3% is unproductive land. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romansh Language
Romansh (; sometimes also spelled Romansch and Rumantsch; Sursilvan: ; Vallader, Surmiran, and Rumantsch Grischun: ; Putèr: ; Sutsilvan: , , ; Jauer: ) is a Gallo-Romance language spoken predominantly in the Swiss canton of the Grisons (Graubünden). Romansh has been recognized as a national language of Switzerland since 1938, and as an official language in correspondence with Romansh-speaking citizens since 1996, along with German, French, and Italian. It also has official status in the canton of the Grisons alongside German and Italian and is used as the medium of instruction in schools in Romansh-speaking areas. It is sometimes grouped by linguists with Ladin and Friulian as the Rhaeto-Romance languages, though this is disputed. Romansh is one of the descendant languages of the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire, which by the 5th century AD replaced the Celtic and Raetic languages previously spoken in the area. Romansh retains a small number of words fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 million people (2022), Italian is an official language in Italy, Switzerland (Ticino and the Grisons), San Marino, and Vatican City. It has an official minority status in western Istria (Croatia and Slovenia). Italian is also spoken by large immigrant and expatriate communities in the Americas and Australia.Ethnologue report for language code:ita (Italy) – Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic People's Party Of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (german: Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz, CVP), also called the Christian Democratic Party (french: Parti démocrate-chrétien, PDC), Democratic People's Party ( it, Partito Popolare Democratico, PPD) and Swiss Christian Democratic Party ( rm, ), PCD), was a Christian-democratic political party in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021, it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre, which now operates at the federal level. The Christian Democratic People's Party will continue to exist at the cantonal level as individual local and regional parties determine their status. Its 28 parliamentary seats in the National Council and 13 parliamentary seats in the Council of States were transferred to the new party, as was its sole executive seat on the Federal Council, held by Viola Amherd. The party was founded as the Catholic Conservative Party in 1912. It peaked in the 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Swiss Federal Election
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.The date of the election of the members of the Council of States is a matter of cantonal law. 24 cantons have chosen to let the elections coincide with the federally regulated National Council elections. Two cantons are electing their members of the Council of States at an earlier date: Zug reelected its incumbents Peter Bieri and Rolf Schweiger on 29 October 2006, while Appenzell Innerrhoden elected Ivo Bischofsberger as its on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
