Ernetschwil: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Ernetschwil was first documented in a charter dating from 885. For travellers interested in the area’s early history, this record provides a specific point of reference. You can rent a holiday apartment in Ernetschwil.

Geographical location

Ernetschwil is a locality and former municipality on the southern side of the Ricken Pass. The locality lies within the municipality of Gommiswald in the See-Gaster constituency of the canton of St. Gallen and therefore belongs to the See-Gaster region of St. Gallen.

History

Ernetschwil was formerly an independent municipality; in 2013, it merged with Rieden to form the municipality of Gommiswald.

A monastery charter dating from 885 documents Ernetschwil as the first village of today’s municipality of Gommiswald to be mentioned in writing.

Landscape

Plättlispitz, Auenberg, Spitzberg and Tierberg are located in the surroundings of Ernetschwil.

Ernetschwil lies between hills and forests; the surrounding area is strongly characterised by agriculture.

The landscape around Ernetschwil is hilly, forested and strongly characterised by agriculture. There are also reports of views of the Glarus Alps, the Linth Plain and the upper Lake Zurich.

In the documented land use of the former municipality, agriculture predominated; at the same time, a considerable proportion of forest is recorded.

On 1 January 2013, Ernetschwil became part of the merged municipality of Gommiswald.

For further comparisons with nearby localities: Schmerikon, Weesen, Rapperswil-Jona, Uznach, Gommiswald, Amden, Eschenbach, Benken.

For the overview of the broader travel destination: See-Gaster.