Bronschhofen

Bronschhofen is first mentioned in 796 as Pramolveshova. Bronschhofen had an area, as of 2006, of 13.2 km (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 65.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The former municipality is located in the Wil Wahlkreis. It consists of the villages of Bronschhofen and Rossrüti as well as the hamlets of Maugwil, Trungen and the pilgrimage site of Dreibrunnen. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Sable a Snail Shell Or. Bronschhofen had a population (as of 2011) of 4,654.