Ebnat-Kappel

Geschichte

Ebnat-Kappel is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.HistoryKappel is first mentioned in 1218 as Capelle. Until 1762 Ebnat was known as Ober-Wattwil.GeographyEbnat-Kappel has an area, of 43.6km2. Of this area, 49% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis in the Thur river valley. It was formed in 1965 through the merger of Ebnat and Kappel. It consists of the linear villages of Ebnat and Kappel and scattered settlements.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per bend sinister Or a Semi Unicorn couped rampant langued Gules and Azure a Chapel Argent roofed Gules.DemographicsEbnat-Kappel has a population of., about 14.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 59 are from Germany, 127 are from Italy, 322 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 16 are from Austria, 184 are from Turkey, and 97 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.6%. Most of the population speaks German (89.9%), with Turkish being second most common ( 2.5%) and Italian being third ( 1.8%). Of the Swiss national languages, 4,502 speak German, 12 people speak French, 92 people speak Italian, and 9 people speak Romansh.