Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
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Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann is a municipality
in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton
of St. Gallen in Switzerland
. It was formed on 1 January 2010 through the merger of Alt St. Johann
and Wildhaus
.
. The wettest month is August during which time Wildhaus receives an average of 202 mm (8 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 14.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 15.8, but with only 199 mm (7.8 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is October with an average of 100 mm (3.9 in) of precipitation over 14.7 days.
cave, Wildenmannlisloch in Alt St. Johann and the birth place of the Reformer Huldrych Zwingli
at Lisighus 167 in Wildhaus are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance
.
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 Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of St. Gallen in Switzerland
Switzerland
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. It was formed on 1 January 2010 through the merger of Alt St. Johann
Alt St. Johann
Alt St. Johann is a village in the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Alt St. Johann and Wildhaus merged on 1 January 2010 into the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St.Johann.-History:Alt St....
and Wildhaus
Wildhaus
Wildhaus is a village in the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Alt St. Johann and Wildhaus merged into the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann on 1 January 2010.The reformer Huldrych...
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Demographics
The former municipalities that would become Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann had a combined population of (as of ).Historic population
The historical population is given in the following table:| year | population (Alt St. Johann) | population (Wildhaus) | population total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1,623 | 1,163 | 2,786 |
| 1900 | 1,504 | 1,096 | 2,600 |
| 1950 | 1,434 | 1,150 | 2,584 |
| 2000 | 1,453 | 1,278 | 2,731 |
Weather
Wildhaus has an average of 157 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 1640 mm (64.6 in) of precipitationPrecipitation (meteorology)
In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation...
. The wettest month is August during which time Wildhaus receives an average of 202 mm (8 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 14.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 15.8, but with only 199 mm (7.8 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is October with an average of 100 mm (3.9 in) of precipitation over 14.7 days.
Heritage sites of national significance
The paleolithicPaleolithic
The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...
cave, Wildenmannlisloch in Alt St. Johann and the birth place of the Reformer Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych Zwingli
Ulrich Zwingli was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system, he attended the University of Vienna and the University of Basel, a scholarly centre of humanism...
at Lisighus 167 in Wildhaus 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...
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