Nesslau

Nesslau
Nesslau
Municipality
	Nesslau village
	Location of Nesslau
	Alt Sankt Johann, Amden, Ebnat-Kappel, Hemberg, Hundwil (AR), Schänis, Urnäsch (AR), Wildhaus
Website	www.nesslau-krummenau.ch ; SFSO statistics

Nesslau is a

St. Gallen, Switzerland

.

The current municipality was formed in 2013 and includes the villages of Nesslau, Krummenau and Stein.

History

The area was incorporated into the domains of the

Abbey of St. Gall

from the 12th century. Nesslau is first mentioned in 1178 as Mezellouo. In 1261 it was mentioned as Nesselove and ze dem Wassere. In 912 the hamlet of Lutenwil was mentioned as Lutherraheimara.^[3] Krummenau is first mentioned in 1266 as Crumbenowe.^[4] Sidwald developed into a regional cattle market from the 16th century. After a series of fires in the benedictine abbey of St. John's in the upper Toggenburg, the monastery was moved to Neu St. Johann near Sidwald in 1626. From 1831 to 2002, Nesslau was the administrative center of the constituency of Obertoggenburg. The railway connecting Ebnat-Kappel to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann was opened in 1912, resulting in development of tourism in the region. The former municipality of Nesslau was merged with Krummenau into Nesslau-Krummenau in 2005. A further merger with Stein in 2013 resulted in the current municipality of Nesslau.^[5]^[6] The pre-2005 Nesslau had a different Community Identification Number (SFOS) (3355) and was smaller than the current municipality of Nesslau.

Geography

The new municipality of Nesslau has an area of 92.7 km² (35.79 sq mi).^[7]

Nesslau-Krummenau had an area, as of 2006^[update], of 80.4 km² (31.0 sq mi). Of this area, 53.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

exclave

of Nesslau in Krummenau), Aemelsberg and Beiereggbis.

Stein had an area, as of 2006^[update], of 12.3 km² (4.7 sq mi). Of this area, 57.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).^[8]