As early as the 14th century Sargans had a town school. However, themedieval schoolhouse burnt down in the three fires of the 15th century. Theschoolhouse was mentioned in the record of expenditure of 1555 and thebuilding was used as a… Read More »The Old Schoolhouse on the Path to the Castle
Sick people in the town were looked after in the hospital as early as the16th c. As well as medical care, it provided accommodation for poor travellers,and served as an almshouse. The hospital was mentioned in the record of expenditure… Read More »The Hospital in the Town
As early as the 17th century there was a guesthouse on the church andmarket square, which was renovated in 1615. It was called “The YellowLion”. The Great Fire of 1811 razed the inn to the ground. After 1820 thehouse was… Read More »Guild-House The Lion
As early as 1394 the Curates’ Houses St Mary and St Matthew were built asa clerical foundation of the counts of Sargans. The St Matthew’s Foundationwas at that time located where the cemetery is today. After the fire in 1625… Read More »St Matthew’s Foundation
In 1271 a priest was first mentioned in Sargans. It is assumed that a rectoryexisted at that time. The medieval building with baroque elements usedto be at the same location. It was renovated several times by the abbeyof Mehrerau. After… Read More »The Catholic Rectory
St Magnus is the patron Saint of the cattle and he is invoked for helpagainst vermin in gardens and fields. The mainly agricultural populationbuilt a wayside chapel on the western access road in the honour of St Magnus. Presumably the… Read More »The Wayside Chapel of St Magnus
The guesthouse “Rebstock” (Vine) is located on the western access roadand thus on the direct route between the Old Town and Lake Walenstadt.The main part of today’s building was constructed before 1400. It was part ofa fief “outside the gate”… Read More »Former Guesthouse “Rebstock”
The Lower Gate or West Gate had been the entrance for the road from theSwiss Midlands via Zurich and the Lake Walenstadt since the 13th c. Untilthe end of the 18th century the Lower Gate, as well as the Upper… Read More »The Lower Gate: Entrance to the Old Town
In the 14th c the counts of Sargans donated the Curate’s House St Mary(Beatae Mariae Virginis) as a clerical foundation. The house of the St MaryFoundation was built in 1464 by Countess Agnes and after the 16th c itwas administered… Read More »The Curate’s House
As early as the 6th c there was prob-ably a church situated here. The tower dates back to the Romanesque and Gothic era. The Baroque building was constructed between 1706 and 1711.It escaped the Great Fire of 1811. Prominent features… Read More »The Parish Church of St Oswald and St Cassian
