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{{Other uses|Berg (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox Swiss town
{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Berg
| subject_name = Berg
| municipality_name = Berg
| municipality_type = municipality
| municipality_type = municipality
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| languages = German
| canton = St. Gallen
| canton = St. Gallen
| iso-code-region = CH-SG
| iso-code-region = CH-SG
| district = [[Rorschach (Wahlkreis)|Rorschach]]
| district = [[Rorschach (Wahlkreis)|Rorschach]]
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| postal_code = 9305
| postal_code = 9305
| municipality_code = 3211
| municipality_code = 3211
| area = 3.74
| area = 3.74
| elevation = 500|elevation_description=
| elevation = 500|elevation_description=
| population = 869 |populationof = December 2008 | popofyear = 2008
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| website = www.bergsg.ch
| website = bergsg.ch
| mayor = Paul Huber
| mayor = Sandro Parissenti
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| neighboring_municipalities= [[Arbon, Switzerland|Arbon]] (TG), [[Mörschwil]], [[Roggwil, Thurgau|Roggwil]] (TG), [[Steinach, Switzerland|Steinach]], [[Wittenbach]]
| neighboring_municipalities= [[Arbon, Switzerland|Arbon]] (TG), [[Mörschwil]], [[Roggwil, Thurgau|Roggwil]] (TG), [[Steinach, Switzerland|Steinach]], [[Wittenbach]]
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[[File:Karte Gemeinde Berg 2007.png|thumb|Berg]]
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'''Berg''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of [[Rorschach (Wahlkreis)|Rorschach]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[St. Gallen (canton)|St. Gallen]] in [[Switzerland]].
'''Berg''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of [[Rorschach (Wahlkreis)|Rorschach]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[St. Gallen (canton)|St. Gallen]] in [[Switzerland]].
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==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:ETH-BIB-Berg, Baumblüte v. O. aus 800 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-003635.tif|thumb|Aerial view from 800 m by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1923)]]
Berg has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|3.8|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).<ref name=SFSO/>
Berg has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|3.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).<ref name=SFSO/>


The municipality is located in the Rorschach ''Wahlkreis''. The village is on the road between [[St. Gallen]] and [[Arbon]] and between [[Lake Constance]] and the hills that rise to the south and west of the lake. It consists of the villages of Ober and Unterberg since the [[Middle Ages]].
The municipality is located in the Rorschach ''Wahlkreis''. The village is on the road between [[St. Gallen]] and [[Arbon]] and between [[Lake Constance]] and the hills that rise to the south and west of the lake. It consists of the villages of Ober and Unterberg since the [[Middle Ages]].


==Coat of Arms==
==Coat of arms==
The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''Azure issuant from Coupeaux Vert five branches Or three of them flowered and in chief two fleurs de lis of the same.''<ref>[http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-sg034.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 04-January-2010</ref>
The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''Azure issuant from Coupeaux Vert five branches Or three of them flowered and in chief two fleurs de lis of the same.''<ref>[http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-sg034.html Flags of the World.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605040805/http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-sg034.html |date=5 June 2011 }} accessed 4 January 2010</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
Berg has a population ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) of 869, of which about 10.7% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}), 19 are from [[Germany]], 8 are from [[Italy]], 13 are from ex-[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], 18 are from [[Austria]], 4 are from [[Turkey]], and 26 are from another country.<ref name=SG_kennzahlen>[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/publikationen/ksgmz/Ausgabe_2009.html Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009] {{de icon}} accessed 30 December 2009</ref> Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.4%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (94.3%), with Portugese being second most common ( 1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.8%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 04-January-2010</ref> Of the Swiss national languages ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}), 798 speak [[German language|German]], 2 people speak [[French language|French]], 4 people speak [[Italian language|Italian]], and 3 people speak [[Romansh language|Romansh]].<ref name=SG_personen/>
Berg has a population (as of {{Swiss populations date|CH-SG}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-SG|3211}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-SG}} {{as of|2007}}, about 10.7% of the population comprised foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}), 19 are from [[Germany]], 8 are from [[Italy]], 13 are from ex-[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], 18 are from [[Austria]], 4 are from [[Turkey]], and 26 are from another country.<ref name=SG_kennzahlen>[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</ref> Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.4%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speak German (94.3%), with Portuguese being second most common (1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (0.8%).<ref name=SFSO>[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=5 January 2016 }} accessed 4 January 2010</ref> Of the Swiss national languages ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}), 798 speak [[German language|German]], 2 people speak [[French language|French]], 4 people speak [[Italian language|Italian]], and 3 people speak [[Romansh language|Romansh]].<ref name=SG_personen/>


The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, in Berg is; 117 children or 13.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 133 teenagers or 15.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 62 people or 7.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 137 people or 16.2% are between 30 and 39, 143 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 114 people or 13.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 88 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 40 people or 4.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 12 people or 1.4% who are between 80 and 89.<ref name=SG_personen>[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/portraet/Regionen-Gemeinden/reggem-quer.html Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen] {{de icon}} accessed 30 December 2009</ref>
The age distribution, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, in Berg is; 117 children or 13.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 133 teenagers or 15.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 62 people or 7.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 137 people or 16.2% are between 30 and 39, 143 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 114 people or 13.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 88 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 40 people or 4.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 12 people or 1.4% who are between 80 and 89.<ref name=SG_personen>[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=9 September 2010 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 30 December 2009</ref>


{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 66 persons (or 7.8% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 207 (or 24.5%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 515 (or 60.9%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 34 (or 4.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 8 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 6 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 4 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 6 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.<ref name=SG_personen/>
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 66 persons (or 7.8% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 207 (or 24.5%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 515 (or 60.9%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 34 (or 4.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 8 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 6 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 4 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 6 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.<ref name=SG_personen/>


In the 2007 [[Swiss federal election, 2007|federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 35.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (22.8%), the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] (12.5%) and the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (9.1%).<ref name=SFSO/>
In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 35.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (22.8%), the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] (12.5%) and the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (9.1%).<ref name=SFSO/>


The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Berg about 82.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either University or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/> Out of the total population in Berg, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, the highest education level completed by 146 people (17.3% of the population) was [[Education in Switzerland#Primary|Primary]], while 338 (40.0%) have completed [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|Secondary]], 124 (14.7%) have attended a [[Education in Switzerland#Tertiary|Tertiary]] school, and 22 (2.6%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.<ref name=SG_personen/>
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Berg about 82.9% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/> Out of the total population in Berg, {{as of|2000|lc=on}}, the highest education level completed by 146 people (17.3% of the population) was [[Education in Switzerland#Primary|Primary]], while 338 (40.0%) have completed Secondary, 124 (14.7%) have attended a [[Education in Switzerland#Tertiary|Tertiary]] school, and 22 (2.6%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.<ref name=SG_personen/>


The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|1323|Berg}}</ref>
The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|1323|Berg}}</ref>
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==Economy==
==Economy==
{{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Berg had an unemployment rate of 1.4%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 76 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 39 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 85 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 23 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
{{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Berg had an unemployment rate of 1.4%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 76 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 39 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 85 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 23 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>


{{as of|2009 | October}} the average unemployment rate was 1.8%.<ref>[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/arblos.html St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment] {{de icon}} accessed 30 December 2009</ref> There were 52 businesses in the municipality of which 8 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 24 were involved in the third.<ref>[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/BZ/TabellenBZ08.html St Gallen Canton statistics-Businesses] {{de icon}} accessed 31 December 2009</ref>
{{as of|2009 | October}} the average unemployment rate was 1.8%.<ref>[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/arblos.html St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment] {{in lang|de}} accessed 30 December 2009</ref> There were 52 businesses in the municipality of which 8 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 24 were involved in the third.<ref>[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=7 July 2011 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 31 December 2009</ref>


{{as of|2000}} there were 114 residents who worked in the municipality, while 326 residents worked outside Berg and 34 people communted into the municipality for work.<ref>[http://www.statistik.sg.ch/home/themen/b03/erwerb.html St Gallen Canton statistics-Communters] {{de icon}} accessed 31 December 2009</ref>
{{as of|2000}} there were 114 residents who worked in the municipality, while 326 residents worked outside Berg and 34 people commuted into the municipality for work.<ref>[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=22 July 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 31 December 2009</ref>


==Religion==
==Religion==
From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 450 or 53.2% are [[Roman Catholic]], while 219 or 25.9% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there are 8 individuals (or about 0.95% of the population) who belong to the [[Orthodox Church]], and there are 49 individuals (or about 5.79% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There is 1 individual who is [[Judaism|Jewish]], and 13 (or about 1.54% of the population) who are [[Islam]]ic. 87 (or about 10.28% of the population) belong to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 19 individuals (or about 2.25% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=SG_personen/>
From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 450 or 53.2% are [[Roman Catholic]], while 219 or 25.9% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there are 8 individuals (or about 0.95% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 49 individuals (or about 5.79% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There is 1 individual who is [[Judaism|Jewish]], and 13 (or about 1.54% of the population) who are [[Islam]]ic. 87 (or about 10.28% of the population) belong to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 19 individuals (or about 2.25% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=SG_personen/>

==Transport==
Berg sits on the [[Bodensee–Toggenburg railway|Bodensee–Toggenburg line]] between [[Romanshorn]] and [[St. Gallen]] and is served by the [[St. Gallen S-Bahn]] at [[Roggwil-Berg railway station]].


==Heritage sites of national significance==
==Heritage sites of national significance==
The Schloss Kleiner Hahnberg at Hahnberg 177 is listed as a Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]].<ref>[http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance] 21.11.2008 version, {{de icon}} accessed 04-Jan-2010 </ref>
[[Kleiner Hahnberg Castle]] at Hahnberg 177 is listed as a Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]].<ref>[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=1 May 2009 }} 21.11.2008 version, {{in lang|de}} accessed 04-Jan-2010</ref>


There are three sites in the municipality that are part of the [[Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites]]. The first is the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Zwingensteinhueb, while the second is the Hahnberg. The third is a shared site, the ''Schlosslandschaft Rorschach / Alter Rhein'', a number of castles in a region along the Rhine river. The ''Schlosslandschaft'' is shared between Berg, [[Goldach]], [[Mörschwil]], [[Rheineck]], [[Rorschacherberg]], [[St. Margrethen]], [[Steinach, St. Gallen|Steinach]], [[Thal, Switzerland|Thal]] and [[Tübach]].<ref>[http://www.isos.ch/en/nationale/index.asp ISOS site] accessed 8 December 2009</ref>
There are three sites in the municipality that are part of the [[Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites]]. The first is the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Zwingensteinhueb, while the second is the Hahnberg. The third is a shared site, the ''Schlosslandschaft Rorschach / Alter Rhein'', a number of castles in a region along the Rhine river. The ''Schlosslandschaft'' is shared between Berg, [[Goldach]], [[Mörschwil]], [[Rheineck]], [[Rorschacherberg]], [[St. Margrethen]], [[Steinach, St. Gallen|Steinach]], [[Thal, St. Gallen|Thal]] and [[Tübach]].<ref>[http://www.isos.ch/en/nationale/index.asp ISOS site] accessed 8 December 2009</ref>

== Personalities ==
[[File:Cornelius Wilhelm von Heyl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.57|Cornelius Wilhelm von Heyl]]
* Jakob Schurtanner (c. 1450–1526), Catholic parish priest in Berg 1505–1507, Protestant-Reformed pastor in Teufen and reformer in Appenzellland
* Cornelius Wilhelm von Heyl to Herrnsheim (1843-1923), German politician and industrialist, died in Berg
* [[Vincent de Paul Wehrle]] (1855-1941), Benedictine and first bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, born in Berg


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Berg SG}}
* [http://www.bergsg.ch Official website] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.bergsg.ch Official website] {{in lang|de}}
* {{HDS|1323|Berg}}
* {{HDS|1323|Berg}}
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{{commonscat|Berg SG}}


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{{Municipalities of the district of Rorschach}}
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For other uses, see Berg (disambiguation).

Berg
Municipality
Coat of arms of Berg
Coat of arms
Location of Berg
Map
Berg is located in Switzerland
Berg
Berg
Berg is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Berg
Berg
Coordinates: 47°14.5′N 8°57.5′E / 47.2417°N 8.9583°E / 47.2417; 8.9583
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictRorschach
Government
 • MayorSandro Parissenti
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
850
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
9305
SFOS number3211
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
Surrounded byArbon (TG), Mörschwil, Roggwil (TG), Steinach, Wittenbach
Websitebergsg.ch
SFSO statistics

Berg is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

History

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Berg is first mentioned in 796 as ad Berga. In 837 it was mentioned as in villa nominata Perc.[3]

Geography

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Aerial view from 800 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

Berg has an area, as of 2006, of 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[4]

The municipality is located in the Rorschach Wahlkreis. The village is on the road between St. Gallen and Arbon and between Lake Constance and the hills that rise to the south and west of the lake. It consists of the villages of Ober and Unterberg since the Middle Ages.

Coat of arms

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The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure issuant from Coupeaux Vert five branches Or three of them flowered and in chief two fleurs de lis of the same.[5]

Demographics

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Berg has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 866.[6] As of 2007, about 10.7% of the population comprised foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000), 19 are from Germany, 8 are from Italy, 13 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 18 are from Austria, 4 are from Turkey, and 26 are from another country.[7] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speak German (94.3%), with Portuguese being second most common (1.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (0.8%).[4] Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000), 798 speak German, 2 people speak French, 4 people speak Italian, and 3 people speak Romansh.[8]

The age distribution, as of 2000, in Berg is; 117 children or 13.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 133 teenagers or 15.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 62 people or 7.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 137 people or 16.2% are between 30 and 39, 143 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 114 people or 13.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 88 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 40 people or 4.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 12 people or 1.4% who are between 80 and 89.[8]

In 2000 there were 66 persons (or 7.8% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 207 (or 24.5%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 515 (or 60.9%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 34 (or 4.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 8 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 6 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 4 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 6 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.[8]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.8%), the SP (12.5%) and the FDP (9.1%).[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Berg about 82.9% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4] Out of the total population in Berg, as of 2000, the highest education level completed by 146 people (17.3% of the population) was Primary, while 338 (40.0%) have completed Secondary, 124 (14.7%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 22 (2.6%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.[8]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1685 461
1850 528
1880 454
1900 497
1950 510
2000 846

Economy

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As of  2007, Berg had an unemployment rate of 1.4%. As of 2005, there were 76 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 39 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 85 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 23 businesses in this sector.[4]

As of October 2009 the average unemployment rate was 1.8%.[9] There were 52 businesses in the municipality of which 8 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 24 were involved in the third.[10]

As of 2000 there were 114 residents who worked in the municipality, while 326 residents worked outside Berg and 34 people commuted into the municipality for work.[11]

Religion

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From the 2000 census, 450 or 53.2% are Roman Catholic, while 219 or 25.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 8 individuals (or about 0.95% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 49 individuals (or about 5.79% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There is 1 individual who is Jewish, and 13 (or about 1.54% of the population) who are Islamic. 87 (or about 10.28% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 19 individuals (or about 2.25% of the population) did not answer the question.[8]

Transport

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Berg sits on the Bodensee–Toggenburg line between Romanshorn and St. Gallen and is served by the St. Gallen S-Bahn at Roggwil-Berg railway station.

Heritage sites of national significance

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Kleiner Hahnberg Castle at Hahnberg 177 is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[12]

There are three sites in the municipality that are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. The first is the hamlet of Zwingensteinhueb, while the second is the Hahnberg. The third is a shared site, the Schlosslandschaft Rorschach / Alter Rhein, a number of castles in a region along the Rhine river. The Schlosslandschaft is shared between Berg, Goldach, Mörschwil, Rheineck, Rorschacherberg, St. Margrethen, Steinach, Thal and Tübach.[13]

Personalities

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Cornelius Wilhelm von Heyl
  • Jakob Schurtanner (c. 1450–1526), Catholic parish priest in Berg 1505–1507, Protestant-Reformed pastor in Teufen and reformer in Appenzellland
  • Cornelius Wilhelm von Heyl to Herrnsheim (1843-1923), German politician and industrialist, died in Berg
  • Vincent de Paul Wehrle (1855-1941), Benedictine and first bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA, born in Berg

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Berg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 5 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed 4 January 2010
  5. ^ Flags of the World.com Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed 4 January 2010
  6. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  7. ^ Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen – Ausgabe 2009 (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
  8. ^ a b c d e Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen Archived 9 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
  9. ^ St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
  10. ^ St Gallen Canton statistics-Businesses Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 31 December 2009
  11. ^ St Gallen Canton statistics-Commuters Archived 22 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 31 December 2009
  12. ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Archived 1 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine 21.11.2008 version, (in German) accessed 04-Jan-2010
  13. ^ ISOS site accessed 8 December 2009
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