Bütschwil-Ganterschwil is a
municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of
Toggenburg in the
canton
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 ent ...
of
St. Gallen in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of
Bütschwil and
Ganterschwil merged to form the new municipality of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013
History
Bütschwil is first mentioned in 779 as ''Bucinesvilare''.
Ganterschwil is first mentioned in 779 as ''Cantrichesuilare''.
Geography
The former municipalities that now make up Bütschwil-Ganterschwil have a total combined area of .
Bütschwil had an area, , of . Of this area, 66.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
accessed 14 January 2013 The former municipality is located along the
Thur river. On the left bank of the Thur, it consists of the
linear villages of Bütschwil and Dietfurt and the
hamlets of Grämigen, Tierhag, Feld, Kengelbach and Zwiselen. While on the right bank are the hamlets of Langensteig and Laufen.
Ganterschwil had an area, , of . Of this area, 63.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
[ The former municipality is located on a high plateau between the ]Thur Thur may refer to:
*Thur (France), a river in Alsace, France
*Thur (Rhine), a river in East Switzerland
*Thursday, as an abbreviation
*''Thur.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for French botanist Gustave Thuret
Gustave Adolphe Thuret (23 May 1 ...
and Neckar
The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis near Schwenn ...
rivers. It consists of the village of Ganterschwil and the hamlets of Äwil, Anzenwil, Bleiken, Ötschwil and Tobel as well as scattered individual farm houses.
Demographics
The total population of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil () is .
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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bar:2000 from: 3550 till:4661 text:"1,111" color:GA
Transport
Bütschwil-Ganterschwil sits on the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel line between Wattwil and Wil and is served by the St. Gallen S-Bahn
The St. Gallen S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn St. Gallen) is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail in Eastern Switzerland and neighbouring areas. The network connects stations in the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Gris ...
at Bütschwil and Dietfurt.
Sights
The village of Bütschwil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Federal Inventory of Heritage Sites (ISOS) is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.
Sites of national importance
Types
The types are based on t ...
.ISOS site
accessed 12-Jan-2010
References
External links
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Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen