ワイルドハウス-アルトセントヨハンのおすすめツーリングルート

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

to be worshipped.

Can be easily avoided on the Alpine road (not on the hiking trails).

Do this tour during the week and often you will be alone

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

Protestant Church of Old St. John Old St. John Church History, Old St. John The monastery was the earliest settlement in the valley. This is the last Benedictine monastery founded in present-day Switzerland. The oldest documented mention of it dates back to 1152. The monastery church is dedicated to John the Baptist. The monastery complex also included the provost's house, the St. Anne Chapel, and the St. John Chapel. A village settlement called St. John soon grew up around the monastery. The Protestant church stands on the site of the original St. Anne Chapel. This was given to the Reformed congregation in 1526. It too was destroyed in the first monastery fire of 1568. It was rebuilt no later than 1582. It survived the second monastery fire of 1626. A new church was built in 1861. The church is particularly oriented to the west, and remains a mystery to this day. The interior of the church is simple; the tower door and pulpit feature carvings by Ulrich Steiger, and the ceiling consists of 105 differently painted wooden panels. Unterwasser and Starkenbach were never ecclesiastically independent and never had their own church. From the very beginning, the Reformed Church attended services at the church in Alt St. Johann. Text / Source: Parish Offices Wildhaus - Alt St. Johann http://www.ref-whasj.ch/pages/kiasj.html

Chairlift "Alt St. Johann – Sellamatt" The Alt St. Johann – Sellamatt chairlift connects the Alt St. Johann valley station with Alp Sellamatt at 1,390 meters above sea level. In just 6 minutes, the state-of-the-art chairlift/gondola takes you from Alt St. Johann (900 meters) to Alp Sellamatt (1,400 meters). Text / Source: Lötscher AG, Alp Sellamatt, CH-9656 Alt St. Johann https://www.sellamatt.ch/bergbahn