# Gaiserwald > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gaiserwald > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gaiserwald.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiserwald > Source revision: 1309358659 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Gaiserwald | image_photo = Abtwil from Sonnenberg.JPG | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = Gaiserwald-blazon.svg|pixel_coa= | canton = St. Gallen | iso-code-region = CH-SG | district = [St. Gallen](/source/St._Gallen_(Wahlkreis)) |coordinates = {{coord|47|25|N|9|19|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 9030 | municipality_code = 3442 | area = 12.64 | elevation = 650|elevation_description= | population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-SG|3442}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-SG}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-SG}} | website = www.gaiserwald.ch | mayor = Andreas Haltinner |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [Andwil](/source/Andwil), [Gossau](/source/Gossau%2C_St._Gallen), [St. Gallen](/source/St._Gallen), [Waldkirch](/source/Waldkirch%2C_St._Gallen), [Wittenbach](/source/Wittenbach) | twintowns = |}} '''Gaiserwald''' 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). The municipality consists of the villages of '''St. Josefen''', '''Abtwil''' and '''Engelburg'''. ==History== Gaiserwald is first mentioned in 1282 as ''Gaiserwalt''. ==Geography== thumb|left|Engelburg village in Gaiserwald Gaiserwald has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|12.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 49.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the St Gallen ''Wahlkreis'' and is part of the [suburb](/source/suburb)s of [St. Gallen](/source/St._Gallen). While there is no village of Gaiserwald, the municipality consists of the villages of St. Josefen, Abtwil and Engelburg. ==Coat of arms== The [blazon](/source/blazon) of the municipal [coat of arms](/source/coat_of_arms) is ''Argent a Pale wavy Azure between three Annulets in pale Gules in dexter and a Pine Tree eradicated of the same in sinister.''{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110605042835/http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-sg012.html Flags of the World.com]}} accessed 11-January-2010 ==Demographics== Gaiserwald has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-SG}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-SG|3442}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-SG}} {{as of|2007}}, about 12.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}), 148 are from [Germany](/source/Germany), 113 are from [Italy](/source/Italy), 284 are from ex-[Yugoslavia](/source/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia), 57 are from [Austria](/source/Austria), 90 are from [Turkey](/source/Turkey), and 170 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 9.4%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (93.4%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Albanian being third ( 0.9%).[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=January 5, 2016 }} accessed 11-January-2010 Of the Swiss national languages ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}), 7,003 speak [German](/source/German_language), 28 people speak [French](/source/French_language), 61 people speak [Italian](/source/Italian_language), and 10 people speak [Romansh](/source/Romansh_language). The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, in Gaiserwald is; 881 children or 11.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1,167 teenagers or 15.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 823 people or 11.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,165 people or 15.5% are between 30 and 39, 1,236 people or 16.5% are between 40 and 49, and 1,060 people or 14.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 643 people or 8.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 362 people or 4.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 144 people or 1.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 14 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/20100909205553/http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/portraet/Regionen-Gemeinden/reggem-quer.html |date=September 9, 2010 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 30 December 2009 {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 805 persons (or 10.7% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 1,760 (or 23.5%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 4,366 (or 58.3%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 408 (or 5.4%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 33 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 19 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 28 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 76 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 31.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [CVP](/source/Christian_Democratic_People's_Party_of_Switzerland) (21.1%), the [FDP](/source/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (15.3%) and the [SP](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (13.9%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Gaiserwald about 79.1% 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 Gaiserwald, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, the highest education level completed by 1,299 people (17.3% of the population) was [Primary](/source/Education_in_Switzerland), while 3,025 (40.4%) have completed [Secondary](/source/Education_in_Switzerland), 1,085 (14.5%) have attended a [Tertiary](/source/Education_in_Switzerland) school, and 274 (3.7%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question. The historical population is given in the following table:{{HDS|1406|Gaiserwald}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! year ! population |- | 1850 | 1,269 |- | 1900 | 2,508 |- | 1941 | 2,173 |- | 1950 | 2,396 |- | 1960 | 2,319 |- | 2000 | 7,495 |- |} ==Heritage sites of national significance== thumb|Church of St. Josef The [Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) [parish church](/source/parish_church) of St. Josef is listed as a Swiss [heritage site of national significance](/source/Swiss_inventory_of_cultural_property_of_national_and_regional_significance).[http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501142322/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html |date=May 1, 2009 }} 21.11.2008 version, {{in lang|de}} accessed 11-Jan-2010 The church of St. Josef was built in 1904–05 in a [Gothic Revival](/source/Gothic_Revival) style by August Hardegger.{{cite book | last = Flüeler | title = Kulturführer Schweiz | publisher = Ex Libris Verlag AG | year = 1982 | location = Zurich, CH | pages = 152}} ==Economy== {{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Gaiserwald had an unemployment rate of 1.89%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 124 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 49 businesses involved in this sector. 427 people are employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there are 72 businesses in this sector. 1,229 people are employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 204 businesses in this sector. {{as of|2009 | October}} the average unemployment rate was 2.7%.[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/arblos.html St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment] {{in lang|de}} accessed 30 December 2009 There were 318 businesses in the municipality of which 75 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 204 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=July 7, 2011 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 31 December 2009 {{as of|2000}} there were 1,014 residents who worked in the municipality, while 3,023 residents worked outside Gaiserwald and 927 people commuted into the municipality for work.[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/erwerb.html St Gallen Canton statistics-Commuters] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722130804/http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/erwerb.html |date=July 22, 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 31 December 2009 ==Religion== From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 3,772 or 50.3% are [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic), while 2,473 or 33.0% belonged to the [Swiss Reformed Church](/source/Swiss_Reformed_Church). Of the rest of the population, there are 4 individuals (or about 0.05% of the population) who belong to the [Christian Catholic](/source/Christian_Catholic_Church_of_Switzerland) faith, there are 112 individuals (or about 1.49% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 201 individuals (or about 2.68% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 6 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who are [Jewish](/source/Judaism), and 249 (or about 3.32% of the population) who are [Islam](/source/Islam)ic. There are 32 individuals (or about 0.43% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 484 (or about 6.46% of the population) belong to no church, are [agnostic](/source/Agnosticism) or [atheist](/source/Atheism), and 162 individuals (or about 2.16% of the population) did not answer the question. ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.gaiserwald.ch Official website] * {{HDS|1406|Gaiserwald}} {{Municipalities of the district of St. Gallen}} {{Authority control}} Category:Municipalities of the canton of St. Gallen Category:Cultural property of national significance in the canton of St. Gallen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gaiserwald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiserwald) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaiserwald?action=history)). 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