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Rea Brändle
Rea Brändle (1 May 1953 in Neu St. Johann, canton of St. Gallen – 2 September 2019 in Zurich) was a Swiss journalist and writer. Biography Brändle grew up in upper Toggenburg. After she completed her German studies, she became a cultural editor and journalist for ''Tages-Anzeiger''. In 1984, she contributed to the publication of the booklet '' Die Sprache ist kein Mann, Madame'' of the women's group of the Swiss Journalists Union. Later she became an independent author. In 2012, she edited a biography of writer Alfred Huggenberger with historian Mario König on behalf of the government of Thurgau. For several years, she wrote regularly for '' WOZ Die Wochenzeitung'' in Zurich. In 2006, she contributed to ''WOZ'' as a cultural editor. Publications ;Books * '' Johannes Seluner, Findling. Eine Recherche''. Zurich: Limmat, 1990, . * ''Wildfremd, hautnah. Völkerschauen und Schauplätze Zürich 1880–1960''. Zurich: Rotpunkt, 1995, . 2nd edition, reworked and enlarged: Zurich ...
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Nesslau
Nesslau is a municipality in the Toggenburg district of the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The current municipality was formed in 2013 and includes the villages of Nesslau, Krummenau and Stein. History The area was incorporated into the domains of the counts of Toggenburg and the Abbey of St. Gall from the 12th century. 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''. Krummenau is first mentioned in 1266 as ''Crumbenowe''. Sidwald developed into a regional cattle market from the 16th century. After a series of fires in the benedictine abbey of St. John's in the upper Toggenburg, the monastery was moved to ''Neu St. Johann'' near Sidwald in 1626. From 1831 to 2002, Nesslau was the administrative center of the constituency of '' Obertoggenburg''. The railway connecting Ebnat-Kappel to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann was opened in 1912, resulti ...
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