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Lütisburg 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 (Switzerland), Thur and that of the Necker (river), Necker, one of its afluents. Since 1 January 2003, Toggenburg has been a constituency (''Wahlkreis ...
in the
canton Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an It ...
of St. Gallen in
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.


History

Lütisburg is first mentioned in 1214 as ''Liutinsburch'' Bereits früher belegt sind. The hamlet of Rindal was first mentioned in 849 as ''Runtal'', Tufertschwil was mentioned in 928 as ''Turolveswilare'' and Alenschwanden was mentioned in 928 as ''Waleessvanton''.


Geography

Lütisburg has an area, , of . Of this area, 58.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Toggenburg ''Wahlkreis'' on a rocky ridge above the
confluence In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...
of the Thur and
Neckar The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany, 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 ...
rivers. It consists of the village of Lütisburg on the ridge above the rivers, the
hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
of Tufertschwil below a large
molasse __NOTOC__ In geology, "molasse" () are sandstones, shales and conglomerates that form as terrestrial or shallow marine deposits in front of rising mountain chains. The molasse deposits accumulate in a foreland basin, especially on top of flys ...
cliff and in the hill country around the rivers, the hamlets of Ober- and Unterrindal, Winzenberg, Rimensberg, Grünhügel, Gonzenbach, Schauenberg, Haslen, Dottenwil, Altegg, Wildenhof, Herrensberg and Chrummentürli.


Coat of arms

The
blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct an accurate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual d ...
of the municipal
coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...
is ''Or a Castle Sable with a Guard standing in front of the entrance.''


Demographics

Lütisburg has a population (as of ) of . , about 8.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (), 13 are from
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, 9 are from
Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
, 72 are from ex-
Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...
, 3 are from
Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
, 7 are from
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, and 32 are from another country.Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009
accessed 30 December 2009
Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.2%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%).
accessed 15-January-2010
Of the Swiss national languages (), 1,309 speak
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, 7 people speak
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
, and 4 people speak Romansh. The age distribution, , in Lütisburg is; 225 children or 16.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 273 teenagers or 19.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 147 people or 10.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 239 people or 17.1% are between 30 and 39, 202 people or 14.5% are between 40 and 49, and 123 people or 8.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 87 people or 6.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 80 people or 5.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 15 people or 1.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.3% who are between 90 and 99.Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen
accessed 30 December 2009
there were 111 persons (or 8.0% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 252 (or 18.1%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 865 (or 62.0%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 60 (or 4.3%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 7 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 4 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 8 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 88 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (25.2%), the FDP (14.2%) and the SP (7.2%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lütisburg about 67.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory
upper secondary education Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education. Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...
or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
''). Out of the total population in Lütisburg, , the highest education level completed by 280 people (20.1% of the population) was
Primary Primary or primaries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels * Primary (band), from Australia * Primary (musician), hip hop musician and record producer from South Korea * Primary Music, Israeli record label Work ...
, while 458 (32.8%) have completed their secondary education, 102 (7.3%) have attended a
Tertiary Tertiary (from Latin, meaning 'third' or 'of the third degree/order..') may refer to: * Tertiary period, an obsolete geologic period spanning from 66 to 2.6 million years ago * Tertiary (chemistry), a term describing bonding patterns in organic ch ...
school, and 70 (5.0%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question. The historical population is given in the following table:


Religion

From the , 670 or 48.0% are
Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
, while 496 or 35.6% belonged to the
Swiss Reformed Church The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland. The P ...
. Of the rest of the population, there are 18 individuals (or about 1.29% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 45 individuals (or about 3.23% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 57 (or about 4.09% of the population) who are
Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
ic. There are 6 individuals (or about 0.43% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 52 (or about 3.73% of the population) belong to no church, are
agnostic Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, the divine, or the supernatural is either unknowable in principle or unknown in fact. (page 56 in 1967 edition) It can also mean an apathy towards such religious belief and refer to ...
or
atheist Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...
, and 51 individuals (or about 3.66% of the population) did not answer the question.


Transport

Lütisburg sits on the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel line between
Wattwil Wattwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg (Wahlkreis), Toggenburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen in Switzerland, located along the Thur (Rhi ...
and Wil and is served by the St. Gallen S-Bahn at
Lütisburg railway station Lütisburg railway station () is a railway station in Lütisburg, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel line and is served by local trains only. Services Lütisburg is served by the S9 of the ...
.


Sights

The village of Lütisburg 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 ...
.


Economy

, Lütisburg had an unemployment rate of 1.16%. , there were 144 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 63 businesses involved in this sector. 182 people are 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 are 29 businesses in this sector. 277 people are 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 ...
, with 43 businesses in this sector. the average unemployment rate was 1.9%. There were 131 businesses in the municipality of which 34 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 38 were involved in the third. there were 268 residents who worked in the municipality, while 419 residents worked outside Lütisburg and 308 people commuted into the municipality for work.St Gallen Canton statistics-Commuters
accessed 31 December 2009


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lutisburg Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen Toggenburg