Reformed church of Gossau was built in 1899–1900. Castle Oberberg is located east of Gossau. It was built in the 13th Century. During the Appenzell Wars (1401–1429) it was destroyed and rebuilt in the 15th Century. It is a late gothic castle, with a high medieval south west wall and a modern chapel. Economy , Gossau had an unemployment rate of 1.92%. , there were 322 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 118 businesses involved in this sector. 4,104 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 205 businesses in this sector. 6,539 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 551 businesses in this sector. the average unemployment rate was 3.0%. There were 915 businesses in the municipality of which 201 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 604 were involved in the third. there were 4,500 residents who worked in the municipality, while 4,514 residents worked outside Gossau and 6,318 people commuted into the municipality for work. Sport FC Gossau is the municipality's football club. Religion From the , 9,608 or 57.2% are Roman Catholic, while 3,935 or 23.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 22 individuals (or about 0.13% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 943 individuals (or about 5.61% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 286 individuals (or about 1.70% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There is 1 individual who is Jewish, and 625 (or about 3.72% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 104 individuals (or about 0.62% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 804 (or about 4.78% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 477 individuals (or about 2.84% of the population) did not answer the question. Notable people Giulia Steingruber (born 1994 in Gossau), a Swiss artistic gymnast and bronze medalist on vault at the 2016 Summer Olympics See also Gossau SG railway station References External links City of Gossau Cities in Switzerland Cultural property of national significance in the canton of St. Gallen