St. Gallenkappel
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
St. Gallenkappel village
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 St. Gallenkappel
St. Gallenkappel
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Location of St. Gallenkappel
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| Coordinates: 47°15′N 8°59′E / 47.250°N 8.983°ECoordinates: 47°15′N 8°59′E / 47.250°N 8.983°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
| District | See-Gaster | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Heribert Hubatka | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 595 m (1,952 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,835 | |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8735 | |
| SFOS number | 3337 | |
| Surrounded by | Ernetschwil, Eschenbach, Goldingen, Mosnang, Uznach, Wattwil | |
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St. Gallenkappel is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Goldingen and St. Gallenkappel merged into the municipality of Eschenbach.
St. Gallenkappel is first mentioned in 1275 as S. Galli capella. In 1425 it was mentioned as bi Sant Gallencappel, and in the local Swiss German is still known as Chappele. It is located along two old trade and pilgrimage routes, one from Toggenburg over the Laad and the second from Hummelwald to Lake Zurich. In the 9th Century there may have been a chapel dedicated to St. Gallus, where the current parish church now stands. This chapel was the origin of the village name.
On 10 December 1830, St. Gallenkappel was the site of a popular assembly, protesting the loss of freedoms under the Act of Mediation and the Restoration. The assembly at St. Gallenkappel was one of several in the Canton of St. Gallen and throughout Switzerland. They called for two main changes in the cantonal constitution. First, they called for peacefully adjusting the constitutions by adjusting the way seats in local legislatures and the Tagsatzung were allocated. In particular they objected to what they saw as the over-representation of the cantonal capital in the government. Secondly, they sought a way to amend the constitution. Very few cantons even had a way to amend or modify the constitutions, and none of them allowed citizen's initiatives to be added.
While all of these assemblies ended peacefully, they did march through the streets of St. Gallen. Following the protest march, the government quickly agreed to the protesters demands. Throughout the country, these successful assemblies led to the period known as the Regeneration and in 1848 the creation of the Swiss Federal State.
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