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 (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

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of St. Gallen in

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. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of

Bütschwil Bütschwil is a former municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Bütschwil and Ganterschwil merged to form the new municipality of ...

and

Ganterschwil Ganterschwil is a former 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. On 1 January 20 ...

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 In mathematics, the term ''linear'' is used in two distinct senses for two different properties: * linearity of a '' function'' (or '' mapping''); * linearity of a ''polynomial''. An example of a linear function is the function defined by f(x)= ...

s of Bütschwil and Dietfurt and the

hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...

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 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 Ganterschwil and the

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 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

and

Dietfurt Dietfurt an der Altmühl (officially Dietfurt a.d. Altmühl, , ), commonly known as Dietfurt, is a Town#Germany, town in the Neumarkt (district), district of Neumarkt in Bavaria, Germany. The town is situated on the river Altmühl, and is 38 ...

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

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