Rettungsanstalt Hochsteig bei Wattwil, Toggenburgische Rettungsanstalt Hochsteig bei Wattwil, Waisenhaus Wattwil - Wattwil

Location

Wattwil

Canton

St. Gallen

Coordinates

47.3052115194189, 9.15018161492157
The address has not yet been resolved exactly and corresponds to the centre of the village

Foundation

1851

Closure

1946

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)

Data Source

Pflegekinder. Die Deutschschweizer Armenerziehungsvereine 1848-1965
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