Rheineck

Rheineck is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen. It is located in the constituency of the Rhine Valley.

Geography

Rheineck between the end of the Rhine Valley and the Rhine Delta, just before the Old Rhine flows into Lake Constance. It lies between Rorschach and St.Margrethen, right on the Swiss- Austrian border in the border triangle DA- CH, and is the starting point of the mountain railway Rheineck - Walzenhausen. The Old Rhine forms the border between Austria and Switzerland.

Neighboring municipalities are Thal and St.Margrethen in the Canton of St. Gallen, Lutz mountain in the canton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes and Gaißau in Vorarlberg.

Rheineck seen from the southeast, on the right edge of the Old Rhine can be seen

History

Rheineck was first mentioned in 1163 as a castellum Rinegge and received in 1219 the municipal law. Rheineck was at this time, even before Gotthard rose important transshipment, warehousing and trading center on the north-south axis.

Over time Rheineck lost primarily due to the regulation of the Rhine from the late 19th century in economic terms in importance and is now a historic town located at the old Rhine or a country town for the purposes of official statistics. Numerous buildings are witnesses to the past (see attractions ).

In 1896, the mountain railway Rheineck - Walzenhausen was put into operation. The mountain railway from the station Rheineck to Walzenhausen. Since 1958, the route is electrified.

Population

Attractions

  • Old town
  • Old Country writing
  • Altes Amtsgericht
  • Old Primalschulhaus
  • Castle plateau
  • Castle Stock
  • Custerhof
  • Protestant parish church of St. Jacob
  • Behind the market
  • Catholic St. Theresa Church
  • Löwenhof
  • Oberstufenschulhaus
  • Town hall
  • Rhytor ( Rhine Gate )
  • Schlossli
  • Weier alley

Personalities

  • William Wolfensberger (1889-1918), priest and poet
  • Heinrich Herzig (1887-1964), artist (by a painter)
  • Johann Heinrich Custer ( born December 21, 1757 Altstaetten, † October 24, 1818 in Rheineck ), yarn and canvas merchants
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