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美しく、保存状態の良い歴史的な小さな町。

エルネッツシュヴィル方面への下りでは、ベルク・シオン女子修道院の美しい景色を眺めることができます。

非常に美しく、保存状態の良い古くて堂々とした家々。

Toggenburg Ride-Sharing Benches Sit down. Ride along. Experience it. The ride-sharing benches are a defining feature of the Toggenburg landscape. These attractive wooden benches have been installed along several test routes in the four municipalities of Ebnat-Kappel, Kirchberg, Nesslau, and Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann: in Nesslau on the route via Laad to Stein, on the road from Unterwasser via Schwendi to Wildhaus, in Ebnat-Kappel from the train station towards Hüsliberg and towards Blomberg, and from Kirchberg to Dietschwil. The exact routes and bench locations are shown on the map. So, nothing stands in the way of this modern and convenient way of hitchhiking. Since April 22, 2022 Text / Source: energietal toggenburg, Bahnhofstrasse 1, Wattwil https://energietal-toggenburg.ch/projekte/mobilitaet/mitfahrbaenkli-toggenburg/ https://www.energie2030.ch/event/eroeffnung-mitfahrbaenkli/

In summer there's a coffee machine, in winter only Nescafé. But still.

Steep climb

Old St. John's Catholic Church Around the year 1150, two hermits, Milo and Thüring, wandered into the solitude of the upper Thur Valley. A wealthy nobleman who owned extensive estates in Toggenburg gave the two hermits the area of present-day St. John's Valley. In the middle of the valley, where most of the springs bubbled from the earth, they built a monastery. It was populated by Benedictine monks from Trub Monastery in the Emmental. In 1152, the first abbot (Burkhard), elected by the monks, was confirmed by the Pope. When he died after almost fifty years of rule, a large area of forest around the monastery had already been cleared. As a result of incompetent and frivolous abbots and monks, the monastery fell into poverty and became completely neglected. Thus, in 1555, St. John's Monastery became part of the St. Gallen Monastery. Misfortune continued to plague the monastery: in 1568, it burned to the ground, along with the church. A somewhat dubious beggar, who had been denied lodging, had set the fire. The Abbot of St. Gallen ordered immediate reconstruction. In 1620, a strange illness struck St. John, resulting in paralysis of the limbs. Five clergymen had already died. As a result, the monastery was abandoned and moved to a nearby house. When the monastery was once again destroyed by fire two years later, there were few complaints. After much deliberation, it was decided to leave the scene of the disaster and rebuild the monastery on the open plains near Nesslau. As a result, the area was named New St. John. The Old St. John Monastery was rebuilt after the fire in 1626. Since then, not much has changed in this building. The rectory and chapel were renovated in 1994. Text / Source: Municipal Administration, Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann https://www.wildhaus-altstjohann.ch/portraet/geschichte.html/15

A Little Paradise: At the monastery in Alt St. Johann, modernity meets the Middle Ages. The monks already cultivated the garden of the monastery of St. Johann in the Thur Valley in the Middle Ages. Today, 200 different herbs and medicinal plants grow there. Many Medicinal Plants in the Garden Gardens have been part of a monastery since the Middle Ages. The monks and nuns grew vegetables there so they could live independently of the outside world. A large part of the garden was always reserved for medicinal plants. In many monasteries, the monks were able to write and copied ancient texts describing medicinal plants and their effects. In this way, the monks acquired knowledge that they continued to cultivate and pass on. A trade in southern European and oriental herbs also developed through monasteries. For example, exotic plants such as lovage and fennel came here. The connection between useful and medicinal plants is still cultivated in the publicly accessible display garden in Alt St. Johann. Near the entrance, herbs dominate, which are used and sold in the herbal shop. 200 different plants can be found in the garden. At the rear, useful plants also grow in beds. The area is complemented by a water feature and a seating area where visitors can let their thoughts wander. The garden can also be used for various events. Incidentally, like many monastery gardens, the one in Alt St. Johann has a geometric layout with a planted circular area at its center. Text / Source: tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/toggenburg https://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/toggenburg/wo-moderne-auf-mittelalter-trifft-ld.1038188