# Andwil > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andwil > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andwil.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andwil > Source revision: 1309354901 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Andwil | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = Andwil Alpstein.jpg | image_caption = | imagepath_coa = Andwil SG-blazon.svg|pixel_coa= | canton = St. Gallen | iso-code-region = CH-SG | district = [St. Gallen](/source/St._Gallen_(Wahlkreis)) |coordinates = {{coord|47|26|N|9|17|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 9204 | municipality_code = 3441 | area = 6.29 | elevation = 720|elevation_description= | population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-SG|3441}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-SG}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-SG}} | website = www.andwil.ch | mayor = Dominik Gemperli |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [Gaiserwald](/source/Gaiserwald), [Gossau](/source/Gossau%2C_St._Gallen), [Waldkirch](/source/Waldkirch%2C_St._Gallen) | twintowns = |}} '''Andwil''' is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland) in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of [St. Gallen](/source/St._Gallen_(Wahlkreis)) in the [canton](/source/Cantons_of_Switzerland) of [St. Gallen](/source/St._Gallen_(canton)) in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). ==History== Andwil is first mentioned in 846 as ''Anninwilare''. In 1275 it was mentioned as ''Annewiler''. ==Geography== thumb|Aerial view (1954) Andwil has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|6.3|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 68.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the St. Gallen ''Wahlkreise''. It consists of the village of Andwil and the [hamlets](/source/hamlet_(place)) of Oberarnegg, Fronackeren and Hinterberg, as well as the more distant Andwilermoos. ==Coat of arms== The [blazon](/source/blazon) of the municipal [coat of arms](/source/coat_of_arms) is ''Argent a Deer Head couped Gules.''{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042759/http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-sg011.html Flags of the World.com]}} accessed 11-January-2010 ==Demographics== Andwil has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-SG}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-SG|3441}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-SG}} {{as of|2007}}, about 6.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}), 11 are from [Germany](/source/Germany), 16 are from [Italy](/source/Italy), 47 are from ex-[Yugoslavia](/source/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia), 8 are from [Austria](/source/Austria), 8 are from [Turkey](/source/Turkey), and 24 are from another country.[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/publikationen/ksgmz/Ausgabe_2009.html Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009] {{in lang|de}} accessed 30 December 2009 Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 20%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (94.6%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.2%) and Albanian being third ( 1.1%).[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=2016-01-05 }} accessed 11-January-2010 Of the Swiss national languages ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}), 1,473 speak [German](/source/German_language), 5 people speak [French](/source/French_language), 9 people speak [Italian](/source/Italian_language), and 1 person speaks [Romansh](/source/Romansh_language). The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, in Andwil is; 237 children or 15.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 220 teenagers or 14.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 172 people or 11.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 288 people or 18.5% are between 30 and 39, 190 people or 12.2% are between 40 and 49, and 178 people or 11.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 132 people or 8.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 93 people or 6.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 44 people or 2.8% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 3 people or 0.2% who are between 90 and 99.[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/portraet/Regionen-Gemeinden/reggem-quer.html Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003122151/http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/portraet/Regionen-Gemeinden/reggem-quer.html |date=2009-10-03 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 30 December 2009 {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 143 persons (or 9.2% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 348 (or 22.4%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 960 (or 61.7%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 73 (or 4.7%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 10 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 7 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 6 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 10 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. In the [2007 federal election](/source/2007_Swiss_federal_election) the most popular party was the [SVP](/source/Swiss_People's_Party) which received 38% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [CVP](/source/Christian_Democratic_People's_Party_of_Switzerland) (29.5%), the [FDP](/source/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (14.5%) and the [SP](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (9.5%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Andwil about 79.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [upper secondary education](/source/Education_in_Switzerland) or additional higher education (either university or a ''[Fachhochschule](/source/Fachhochschule)''). Out of the total population in Andwil, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, the highest education level completed by 301 people (19.3% of the population) was [Primary](/source/Education_in_Switzerland), while 609 (39.1%) have completed [Secondary](/source/Education_in_Switzerland), 169 (10.9%) have attended a [Tertiary](/source/Education_in_Switzerland) school, and 50 (3.2%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question. The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|1405|Andwil}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! year ! population |- | 1837 | 569 |- | 1850 | 571 |- | 1900 | 795 |- | 1950 | 810 |- | 1970 | 943 |- | 2000 | 1,557 |- |} ==Sights== The ''Kulturlandschaft Matten/Wilen/Zinggenhueb'' (Cultural region: Matten/Wilen/Zinggenhueb), which is shared between Andwil and [Gossau](/source/Gossau%2C_St._Gallen), is designated as part of the [Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites](/source/Inventory_of_Swiss_Heritage_Sites).[http://www.isos.ch/en/nationale/index.asp ISOS site] accessed 11-Jan-2010 ==Economy== {{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Andwil had an unemployment rate of 0.98%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 117 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 35 businesses involved in this sector. 464 people are employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there are 31 businesses in this sector. 185 people are employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 32 businesses in this sector. {{as of|2009 | October}} the average unemployment rate was 1.8%.[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/arblos.html St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment] {{in lang|de}} accessed 30 December 2009 There were 101 businesses in the municipality of which 31 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 36 were involved in the third.[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/BZ/TabellenBZ08.html St Gallen Canton statistics-Businesses] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707003729/http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/BZ/TabellenBZ08.html |date=2011-07-07 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 31 December 2009 {{as of|2000}} there were 235 residents who worked in the municipality, while 565 residents worked outside Andwil and 466 people commuted into the municipality for work. ==Religion== thumb|Catholic Church of Andwil From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 1,053 or 67.6% are [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic), while 328 or 21.1% belonged to the [Swiss Reformed Church](/source/Swiss_Reformed_Church). Of the rest of the population, there are 30 individuals (or about 1.93% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 27 individuals (or about 1.73% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 31 (or about 1.99% of the population) who are [Islam](/source/Islam)ic. There are 11 individuals (or about 0.71% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 47 (or about 3.02% of the population) belong to no church, are [agnostic](/source/Agnosticism) or [atheist](/source/Atheism), and 30 individuals (or about 1.93% of the population) did not answer the question. ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Andwil}} * [http://www.andwil.ch Official website] * {{HDS|1405|Andwil}} {{Municipalities of the district of St. Gallen}} {{Authority control}} Category:Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andwil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andwil) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andwil?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.