Ziegelbrücke

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For the railway station, see Ziegelbrücke railway station.
Buildings on the southern side (canton of Glarus) of the Linth Channel

Ziegelbrücke is a village situated on both sides of the

Glarus and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen
, with the Linth forming the boundary between these municipalities.

Name

The name refers to a bridge (German: Brücke) covered by a roof with tiles (German: Ziegel). The presence of such a bridge was first documented in 1532.[1]

This bridge was located approximately where the current bridge over the Linth Channel is nowadays. However, prior to the

Lake Walen
(Walensee), and where the Linth Channel is today, there used to be a small river, the Maag, flowing out of Lake Walen and into the former River Linth. The old bridge was over the Maag.

Geography and political situation

Ziegelbrücke on an aerial photography by Walter Mittelholzer (~ 1920)

The village of Ziegelbrücke is divided by the Linth Channel into two parts: The northern part, including Ziegelbrücke railway station, is located in the municipality of Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen. The southern part, on the other side of the Linth, is located in the canton of Glarus in the municipality of Glarus Nord.

History and Economics

At the former

Lake Zürich (Zürichsee), a Mercury statue was found. The center of the village is situated on the territory of the canton of Glarus around Fritz & Caspar Jenny AG, a spinning and weaving factoring established in 1833, and which is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. The vocational school
of Glarus is also situated in the Glarus part of Ziegelbrücke. On the side of the canton of St. Gallen, Ziegelbrücke railway station is located; around 70 people are living and working there.

Transportation

S-Bahn Zürich S2 line crossing the Linth channel in Ziegelbrücke
Main article: Ziegelbrücke railway station

Ziegelbrücke railway station, located north of the Linth Channel in the canton of St. Gallen, is a

named train Aare Linth operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) and Südostbahn (SOB), and S-Bahn lines to Zürich, Sargans, Rapperswil/Toggenburg
and the Linth Valley in the canton of Glarus.

The station is the terminus of the

Schwanden/Linthal (via Glarus) and Rapperswil (via Uznach). The peak hour service S27, which does not belong to any S-Bahn network, operates between Ziegelbrücke and Siebnen-Wangen.[2][3]

In addition, the

Wahlkreis and the municipalities of Bilten and Niederurnen.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ziegelbrücke PDF file from www.gl.ch, section Siedlungsentwicklung, p. 7, retrieved on 23 January 2023
  2. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Ziegelbrücke" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Liniennetzplan Südostbahn" (PDF). Südostbahn. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "AWA, Autobetrieb Weesen-Amden". Autobetrieb Weesen-Amden. Retrieved 2013-05-05.

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