Bubikon

Some names of localities have Celtic origins, others may have Roman origins. Fiefs of the St. Gallen Abbey are first mentioned around 744 in Berlikon , Bubikon is first mentioned in 811 as Puapinchova. The Ritterhaus Bubikon, a Knights Hospitaller commandry, was given by the Counts of Toggenburg and Counts of Rapperswil between 1191 and 1198. The convent was secularized in 1528, and the commandry in 1798.

Bubikon has an area of 11.6 km2 . Of this area, 62.4% is used for agricultural purposes, 13.2% is forested, 19.2% is settled and the remainder is non-productive . In 1996 housing and buildings made up 12.4% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest . Of the total unproductive area, water made up 0.8% of the area. As of 2007 17.2% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

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