Uzwil

Uzwil is a common Suisse of the Canton of Saint-Gall, located in the District of Wil.

Geography

The commune is formed by the villages of Niederuzwil, Uzwil, Henau, Algetshausen, Niederstetten, Oberstetten and Stolzenberg.

With a population of 12 000 inhabitants, Uzwil is the common fifth of Canton of Saint-Gall. The village of Uzwil itself counts 5 000 inhabitants and that of Niederuzwil 6 000 inhabitants.

The point low of the commune is instead of junction of the Glatt and the the Thur, to 496 m of altitude. The culminating point is Vogelsberg, with 702 m of altitude.

History

Gill, the old name of Uzwil, has Celtic roots. Henau appears for the first time into 754 under the name of “Aninauva Villa”.

At the end of the XIXe century, the village developed with the construction of the railway line and the companies of the Benninger brothers and of Adolf Bühler.

Economy

Bühler, technological group Article in DHS Site of the company
Benninger, textile machinery Article in DHS Site of the company

Transport

Railway line CF Zurich - Saint-Gall
Line of bus for Bischofszell and Wil
Highway A1, left 78

Personalities

Ralph Stöckli, player of curling

Curiosities

Parish church of the Christ-King (1933 - 1934) with Niederuzwil
Church réfoméé (1756) in Oberuzwil

External bonds

Village of Henau in DHS

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