Toggenburg - (Untertoggenburg)
South of Wil the road passes through the pleasant area of Untertoggenburg. On the slopes of the hills are elegant farmhouses of Alemannic type and, in the villages, are 18th C. "manufacturers' houses" (Fabrikantenhäuser) dating from the period when the region's flourishing textile industry was established.
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Burgau
About 1.5km/1mi southeast of Flawil lies the charming old village of Burgau, with fine old houses (law court of 1639), and another 1.5km/1mi west is the Cistercian Convent of Magdenau, founded in 1244, which has 17th and 18th C. buildings.
Degersheim - Retonio's Magic Gallery
Southeast of Burghau, in Degersheim, is Retonio's Magic Gallery, with mechanical organs, automata and magicians' equipment.
Flawil, Switzerland
The chief town and trading center of Untertoggenburg is Flawil (610 m/ 2,002ft; pop. 9,000), a village situated above the river Glatt, with a flourishing spinning and weaving industry. Flawil still has a few richly painted houses (Hof "Gupfen", "Dorfschmiede" village smithy) and an interesting museum.
Landegg - Castle ruins
Not far southwest of the Magdenau convent in Burgau stands the parish church of St Verena and, to the west, the ruins of Landegg Castle.
Lindengut - Local Museum
Antique handicrafts and embroidery can be viewed in the local history museum.
Oberglatt, Switzerland
A little way to the east of Flawil lies Oberglatt which was, for centuries, the ecclesiastical center of the district. Every year in summer the "Musikzychus" (music cycle) takes place.
