Evangelisch-Rheintalisches Knabenheim Wyden-Balgach - Balgach

Location

Balgach

Canton

St. Gallen

Coordinates

47.3761357679489, 9.62102730161671
The address has not yet been resolved exactly and corresponds to the centre of the village

Foundation

1856

Closure

1968

Organization Type

Institution

Gender Focus

Male, Female

Religious Confession

Protestant

Home Type

Orphanage, Institution, Educational institution for the poor

Historical Categories

Anstalten zur Erziehung armer und sittlich gefährdeter Kinder, Waisenfürsorge

Primary Source

Wild 1933, Bd. 1 (Jugendfürsorge)

Secondary Source

Niedermann 1896

Data Source

Pflegekinder. Die Deutschschweizer Armenerziehungsvereine 1848-1965
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