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Neckertal is a
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010
Neckertal has an area of . As of 2012, a total of or 53.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.8% is forested. The rest of the municipality is or 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% is unproductive land.
2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 During the same year, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. A total of 36.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 51.7% is pasturage and 1.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. It is made up of the villages of Brunnadern, St. Peterzell, and Mogelsberg as well as the
accessed 8 August 2014 Most of the population () speaks
accessed 15 January 2010
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, Neckertal had an unemployment rate of 1.51%. , there were a total of 1,531 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 374 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 168 businesses involved in this sector. 404 people were employed in the
Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 15-Jan-2010
File:Neckertal Furt Haus Näf sw.JPG, Haus Näf at Furt 520
File:Neckertal Oberes Türmlihaus so.JPG, Oberes Türmlihaus at Furtstrasse 93
File:Neckertal Unteres Türmlihaus so.JPG, Unteres Türmlihaus at Furtstrasse 95
accessed 8 May 2012
Official website
* * * {{Authority control Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen Cultural property of national significance in the canton of St. Gallen Toggenburg
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the Toggenburg
Toggenburg is a region of Switzerland. It corresponds to the upper valley of the river Thur and that of its main tributary, the Necker. Since 1 January 2003, Toggenburg has been a constituency (''Wahlkreis'') of the canton of St. Gallen ( ...
district of the Canton of St. Gallen
The canton of St. Gallen, also canton of St Gall (german: link=no, Kanton St. Gallen ; rm, Chantun Son Gagl; french: Canton de Saint-Gall; it, Canton San Gallo), is a canton of Switzerland. The capital is St. Gallen.
Located in northeastern ...
, 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 ...
.
It was formed on January 1, 2009, through the merger of Brunnadern
Brunnadern is a village in the municipality of Neckertal in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Brunnadern was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Mogelsber ...
, St. Peterzell
St. Peterzell is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Brunnadern and Mogelsberg to form the mun ...
, and Mogelsberg
Mogelsberg is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Mogelsberg was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Brunnadern and St. Peterzell to fo ...
.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweizpublished by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010
Geography
Neckertal has an area of . As of 2012, a total of or 53.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.8% is forested. The rest of the municipality is or 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.5% is unproductive land.2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 During the same year, housing and buildings made up 3.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. A total of 36.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 51.7% is pasturage and 1.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. It is made up of the villages of Brunnadern, St. Peterzell, and Mogelsberg as well as the
hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...
of Wald-Schönengrund, Dicken, Nassen, Hoffeld, Dieselbach, Ebersol and Necker.
Demographics
Neckertal has a population () of . , 7.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Between the last 2 years (2010-2012) the population changed at a rate of -2.0%. Migration accounted for -2.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 0.2%.Swiss Federal Statistical Officeaccessed 8 August 2014 Most of the population () speaks
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
(95.5%) as their first language, French is the second most common (0.2%) and Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
is the third (0.9%).
, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.3%.
, there were 460 households that consist of only one person and 206 households with five or more people. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0.5 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.7%. In 2012, single family homes made up 56.9% of the total housing in the municipality.
there were 1,838 households in the municipality.City of Neckertal website-numbersaccessed 15 January 2010
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart:Economy
, Neckertal had an unemployment rate of 1.51%. , there were a total of 1,531 people employed in the municipality. Of these, there were 374 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 168 businesses involved in this sector. 404 people were employed in the secondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...
and there were 76 businesses in this sector. 753 people were employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
, with 190 businesses in this sector. Of the working population, 14.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 46.1% used a private car.
In 2012 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Neckertal making 150,000 CHF was 10.6%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 17.9%. For comparison, the average rate for the entire canton in 2011, was 11.9% and 20.7%, while the nationwide average was 12.3% and 21.1% respectively.
In 2010 there were a total of 1,636 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 419 made over 75,000 CHF per year. There were 33 people who made between 15,000 and 20,000 per year. The greatest number of workers, 436, made between 50,000 and 75,000 CHF per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Neckertal was 110,379 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 131,244 CHF.
In 2011 a total of 0.0% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government.
Heritage sites of national significance
There are three buildings in Mogelsberg that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance. They are the ''Haus Näf'', the ''Oberes Türmlihaus'' and the ''Unteres Türmlihaus''. The entire village of Mogelsberg and the Spreitenbach / Furth area are both part of theInventory 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 ...
.21.11.2008 version, accessed 15-Jan-2010
Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party (SVP) which received 37.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP) (17.4%), theFDP.The Liberals
french: PLR.Les Libéraux-Radicaux it, PLR.I Liberali Radicali rm, PLD.Ils Liberals
, logo =
, caption = Logo of the party in French, German, and Italian
, leader1_title = President
, leader1_name = Thierry Burkart
...
(13.7%) and the Social Democratic Party (SP) (12.3%). In the federal election, a total of 1,377 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Unive ...
was 46.5%.Swiss Federal Statistical Office 2011 Electionaccessed 8 May 2012
Religion
In 2000 about 53.9% of the population belonged to a Protestant church, 31.2% wereRoman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
and 7.5% had no religious affiliation.
Education
In Neckertal about 51.4% of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 14.5% have completed additional higher education (eitheruniversity
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...
or a ''Fachhochschule
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
'').
References
External links
Official website
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