Neckertal is a municipality

Municipalities of Switzerland

Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...

 in the Toggenburg district of the Canton of St. Gallen

Canton of St. Gallen

The Canton of St. Gallen is a canton of Switzerland. St. Gallen is located in the north east of Switzerland. It covers an area of 2,026 km², and has a population of . , the population included 97,461 foreigners, or about 20.9% of the total population. The capital is St. Gallen. Spelling...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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It was formed on January 1, 2009, through the merger of Brunnadern

Brunnadern

Brunnadern is village in the municipality of Neckertal in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland....

, St. Peterzell

St. Peterzell

St. Peterzell is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Brunnadern and Mogelsberg to form the municipality of Neckertal.-External links:*...

, and Mogelsberg

Mogelsberg

Mogelsberg is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.Mogelsberg was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Brunnadern and St. Peterzell to form the municipality of Neckertal.-External links:*...

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Geography

Neckertal has an area, , of 49 km² (18.9 sq mi). It is made up of the villages of Brunnadern, St. Peterzell, and Mogelsberg as well as the hamlets

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 of Wald-Schönengrund, Dicken, Nassen, Hoffeld, Dieselbach, Ebersol and Necker.

Demographics

Neckertal has a population (as of ). there were 1,838 households in the municipality.

Heritage sites of national significance

There are three buildings in Mogelsberg that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance

Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance

The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...

. They are the Haus Näf, the Oberes Türmlihaus and the Unteres Türmlihaus.

External links

• Official website