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Schänis
Schänis is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Schänis is first mentioned in 972 as ''Schennines''. Until 1798 it was the capital of the Herrschaft of Gaster and until 1831 it was the capital of the District. In the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars, it was the site of several battles between the Habsburg forces and the French Revolutionary Army: in particular, the first and second battles of Zurich and the Battle of Winterthur were fought there, or nearby. It was considered part of territory necessary to hold if the Coalition forces were to secure the Swiss Cantons. On the morning of 25 September, prior to the second Battle of Zurich, Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze and his chief of staff were killed there while conducted a reconnaissance ride near the village of Schänis, on the Linth river by a party French scouts from the 25th Demi-brigade. Ebert. As of Stella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Freiherr Von Hotze
Friedrich Freiherr (Baron) von Hotze (20 April 1739 – 25 September 1799), was a Swiss-born general in the Austrian army during the French Revolutionary Wars. He campaigned in the Rhineland during the War of the First Coalition and in Switzerland in the War of the Second Coalition, notably at Battle of Winterthur in late May 1799, and the First Battle of Zurich in early June 1799. He was killed at the Second Battle of Zurich. Hotze was born on 20 April 1739 in Richterswil in the Canton of Zürich, in the Old Swiss Confederacy (present-day Switzerland). As a boy, he graduated from the ''Carolinum'' in Zürich and pursued studies at the University of Tübingen. In 1758, he entered the military service of the Duke of Württemberg, and was promoted to captain of cavalry; he campaigned in the Seven Years' War, but saw no combat. Later, he served in the Russian army in Russia's War with Turkey, (1768–74). His persistent attentiveness to Joseph II garnered for him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziegelbrücke
Ziegelbrücke is a village in Switzerland. Ziegelbrücke is shared by the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen. Geography and political situation The village of Ziegelbrücke is divided by the Linth into two halves: The northern part, including Ziegelbrücke railway station, is located in the municipality of Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen. The southern part, on the other side of the Linth, is located in the canton of Glarus in the municipality of Glarus Nord. History and Economics At the former Roman tariff station, near the ''Maag'' and Linth rivers between Lake Walen and Lake Zürich, a Mercury (mythology) statue was found. The center of the village is situated on the territory of the canton of Glarus around ''Fritz & Caspar Jenny AG'', a spinning and weaving factoring established in 1833, and which is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. The vocational school of Glarus is also situated in the Glarus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See-Gaster (Wahlkreis)
See-Gaster is a constituency (''Wahlkreis'') in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis (Community Identification Number#Switzerland, SFOS number 1726) has been established on June 10, 2001, with an area of . It was formed from the former ''See'' and ''Gaster'' districts in 2001. History The name ''Gaster'' is from Latin ''castrum'' "castle"; a it is first recorded in 1230. The Gaster districts corresponded to the historical county of Windegg. The ''See'' district corresponded to the historical counties of Rapperswil and Uznach. In the medieval period, the area was owned by the counts of Lenzburg, from 1172 by house of Kyburg, Kyburg, from 1269 by House of Habsburg, Habsburg, from 1406 by counts of Toggenburg, Toggenburg and from 1436 again briefly by Habsburg, until 1438 when duke Frederick gave it to Schwyz and Glarus as a condominium. Schänis was administrative center and site of the Landsgemeinde of Gaster. Rapperswil was ruled by its own counts of Rapperswil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Battle Of Zurich
The Second Battle of Zurich (25–26 September 1799) was a key victory by the Republican French army in Switzerland led by André Masséna over an Austrian and Russian force commanded by Alexander Korsakov near Zürich. It broke the stalemate that had resulted from the First Battle of Zurich three months earlier and led to the withdrawal of Russia from the Second Coalition. Most of the fighting took place on both banks of the river Limmat up to the gates of Zürich, and within the city itself. Background After the First Battle of Zurich Masséna had consolidated to a defensive line behind the lower reaches of the Aare River. At this time his entire army in Switzerland consisted of around 77,000 combatants, positioned as: * 1st Division ( Tharreau) in the Upper Valais and the Simplon Pass. * 2nd Division ( Lecourbe) in the St Gotthard and the valley of the Reuss. * 3rd Division (Soult) Right wing near Glarus, centre on the left bank of the Linth, the left near Adliswil o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebnat-Kappel
Ebnat-Kappel is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Kappel is first mentioned in 1218 as ''Capelle''. Until 1762 Ebnat was known as ''Ober-Wattwil''. Geography Ebnat-Kappel has an area, , of . Of this area, 49% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Toggenburg ''Wahlkreis'' in the Thur river valley. It was formed in 1965 through the merger of Ebnat and Kappel.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 It consists of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaltbrunn
Kaltbrunn is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster (Wahlkreis), See-Gaster in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Kaltbrunn is first mentioned in 940 as ''Chaldebrunna''. Geography Kaltbrunn has an area, , of . Of this area, 55.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the See-Gaster ''Wahlkreis'' in the Linth valley. It consists of the village of Kaltbrunn and the hamlet (place), hamlets of Fischhausen, Wilen and Steinenbrücke in the valley, while on the sparsely inhabited hills are the hamlets of Gublen, Chirnen and Altwies. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules, St. George armoured, cloaked and helmeted Azure with a shield Argent a cross Gules and with lance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesslau-Krummenau
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederurnen
Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Niederurnen is first mentioned either before 1045 or between 1077 and 1101 as ''Niter Urnnen''. Geography Niederurnen has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Niederurnen is located in the ''Glarner Unterland'' at the mouth of the ''Niederurnertal'' or ''Alpental'' valley. It consists of the village of Niederurnen and the industrial park of Ziegelbrücke, which is separated from the rest of the municipality by the A3 highway. Demographics Niederurnen has a population (as of 2010) of 3,928. , 24.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weesen, Switzerland
Weesen is a village in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Geography Weesen has an area, , of . Of this area, 36.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Argent a Bendlet Gules between two Lions counterpassant of the same.'' Demographics Weesen has a population (as of ) of . , about 11.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (), 31 are from Germany, 12 are from Italy, 77 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 18 are from Austria, 3 are from Turkey, and 44 are from another country.Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilten
Bilten is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Bilten is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Bilten is first mentioned in 1050 as ''Billitun''. Geography Bilten has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 50.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Bilten was the most northerly municipality in the canton and is located on the southern end of the Linth river. It consists of the linear village of Bilten, with the village sections of Ober-, Unterbilten and Rufi, and the hamlet of Ussbühl which is located on the border with the Canton of Schwyz. Demographics Bilten had a population (as of 2010) of 2,001. , 28.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amden
Amden is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster, in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Amden is first mentioned in 1178 as ''Andimo monte Voraden''. In 1230 it was mentioned as ''Andimin'', in 1282 as ''in montibus Andinen'' and later as ''Ammon''. Geography Amden has an area, , of . Of this area, 38.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 48.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the See-Gaster ''Wahlkreis''. It is located on a terrace above the north shore of the Walensee. The municipality is a mixture of tourist and alpine pasture villages. It consists of the village of Amden () and the hamlets of Fli and Betlis () as well as the vacation village of Arvenbüel (). The middle of the three Seerenbach Falls is the highest waterfall in Switzerland (). Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region. Italy is also considered part of Western Europe, and shares land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino. It has a territorial exclave in Switzerland, Campione. Italy covers an area of , with a population of over 60 million. It is the third-most populous member state of the European Union, the sixth-most populous country in Europe, and the tenth-largest country in the continent by land area. Italy's capital and largest city is Rome. Italy was the native place of many civilizations such as the Italic peoples and the Etruscans, while due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, the country has also historically been home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
