Zuzwil, St. Gallen

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Zuzwil
municipality_name = Zuzwil
municipality_type = municipality
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languages = German
canton = St. Gallen
iso-code-region = CH-SG
district = Wil
lat_d=47|lat_m=28|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=7|long_EW=E
postal_code = 9524
municipality_code = 3426
area = 8.96
elevation = 550|elevation_description=
population = 4313|populationof = June 2006 | popofyear = 2006
website = www.zuzwil.ch
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neighboring_municipalities= Bronschhofen, Niederhelfenschwil, Oberbüren, Uzwil, Wil, Wuppenau (TG)
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Zuzwil (SG) is a municipality in the "Wahlkreis" (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Geography

The town is situated within the northern foothills of the Alps, in the "Fürstenland" region just east of the medieval city of Wil.
Wooded hills form the town’s backdrop to the north, while the Thur River meanders along its southern edge. The town’s southerly aspect provides for stunning vistas of the eastern Swiss Alps, and of the Alpstein massif in particular.
The "Municipality of Zuzwil" encompasses the towns of "Zuzwil", "Züberwangen" and "Weiern".
A little over 20% of its area is forested.

History

The region was settled by the Alamanni, a Germanic tribe, some 1,500 years ago. The influx of the Alamanni into northern, eastern and central Switzerland followed a period when the area had fallen under Roman rule and was sparsely settled. Prior to that, the region was inhabited by Celtic peoples.

The hamlet of “Züberwangen” was first mentioned in the Henauer Urkunde ("Deed of Henau") of 754, wherein property in Züberwangen, along with property in some other hamlets, all owned by a man named “Rotphald” was deeded to the Abbey of St. Gall.
Zuzwil itself first appears in a separate deed, dated 11. May 761. As with the Henauer Urkunde, this document also deeds property, this time located in Zuzwil, to the Abbey of St. Gall.

“Zuocewilare” or “Zuozo Vilare” ("Zuozo's hamlet") as Zuzwil was originally called, is believed to derive its name from an Alamanni clan leader by the name of “Zuozo” who established a settlement there.

Today, excellent infrastructure, an idyllic rural setting and proximity to larger cities (Zürich, St. Gallen, Konstanz), mountains (Säntis, Pizol) and lakes (Lake Constance, Lake Zurich, Lake Walen) make Zuzwil an attractive place to live.

Municipality

Weiern

In the year 1803, when the Canton of St. Gallen was formed, the hitherto unincorporated hamlet of Weiern became part of the municipality of Zuzwil.

Züberwangen

First mentioned in the Henauer Urkunde, Züberwangen was incorporated into the municipality of Zuzwil at the formation of the Canton of St. Gallen in 1803.

Further reading

*cite book
last = Spiess
first = Emil
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title = Die Welt im Dorf de icon
publisher = [http://www.bizu.ch/index.php?id=home/ Ersparnisanstalt Zuzwil]
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year = 1979
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*cite book
last = Thoma
first = Josef
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title = Zuzwil - unser Dorf de icon
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year = 1988
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External links

* [http://www.zuzwil.ch/ Municipality of Zuzwil - Official website] de icon