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Bütschwil-Ganterschwil is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...
in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of
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 ( ...
in the canton of
St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website ...
in Switzerland. 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 village Linearity is the property of a mathematical relationship ('' function'') that can be graphically represented as a straight line. Linearity is closely related to '' proportionality''. Examples in physics include rectilinear motion, the linear ...
s of Bütschwil and Dietfurt and 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 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 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 Sc ...
rivers. It consists of the village of Ganterschwil and 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 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: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1100 height:500 PlotArea = top:10 left:100 bottom:90 right:100 Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:4800 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:200 start:0 Colors= id:BU value:yellowgreen legend:Bütschwil id:GA value:green legend:Ganterschwil PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:1961 text:"1,961" color:BU bar:1860 from: 0 till:2133 text:"2,133" color:BU bar:1870 from: 0 till:2662 text:"2,662" color:BU bar:1880 from: 0 till:2784 text:"2,784" color:BU bar:1890 from: 0 till:2837 text:"2,837" color:BU bar:1900 from: 0 till:2869 text:"2,869" color:BU bar:1910 from: 0 till:3149 text:"3,149" color:BU bar:1920 from: 0 till:3396 text:"3,396" color:BU bar:1930 from: 0 till:3425 text:"3,425" color:BU bar:1940 from: 0 till:3352 text:"3,352" color:BU bar:1950 from: 0 till:3379 text:"3,379" color:BU bar:1960 from: 0 till:3414 text:"3,414" color:BU bar:1970 from: 0 till:3270 text:"3,270" color:BU bar:1980 from: 0 till:3423 text:"3,423" color:BU bar:1990 from: 0 till:3632 text:"3,632" color:BU bar:2000 from: 0 till:3550 text:"3,550" color:BU bar:1850 from: 1961 till:2880 text:"919" color:GA bar:1860 from: 2133 till:3073 text:"940" color:GA bar:1870 from: 2662 till:3623 text:"961" color:GA bar:1880 from: 2784 till:3682 text:"898" color:GA bar:1890 from: 2837 till:3754 text:"917" color:GA bar:1900 from: 2869 till:3737 text:"868" color:GA bar:1910 from: 3149 till:4021 text:"872" color:GA bar:1920 from: 3396 till:4241 text:"845" color:GA bar:1930 from: 3425 till:4302 text:"877" color:GA bar:1940 from: 3352 till:4274 text:"922" color:GA bar:1950 from: 3379 till:4350 text:"971" color:GA bar:1960 from: 3414 till:4379 text:"965" color:GA bar:1970 from: 3270 till:4150 text:"880" color:GA bar:1980 from: 3423 till:4333 text:"910" color:GA bar:1990 from: 3632 till:4743 text:"1,111" color:GA bar:2000 from: 3550 till:4661 text:"1,111" color:GA


Transport

Bütschwil-Ganterschwil sits on the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel line between
Wattwil Wattwil is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipality of Krinau merged into Wattwil.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, Grison ...
at Bütschwil and
Dietfurt Dietfurt is a town in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. The town is situated on the river Altmühl, and is 38 km west of Regensburg, 30 km north of Ingolstadt, and is located 364 meters above sea level. Overview Dietf ...
.


Sights

The village of Bütschwil is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.ISOS site
accessed 12-Jan-2010


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Butschwil-Ganterschwil Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen