Altstätten

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Altstätten
Coat of arms of Altstätten
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen Canton of St. Gallen (SG)
Constituency : Rhine Valleyw
BFS no. : 3251i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 9450 (Altstätten)
9450 (Lüchingen)
9452 (Hinterforst)
9464 (Lienz)
UN / LOCODE : CH ASN
Coordinates : 758 652  /  249.57 thousand coordinates: 47 ° 22 '40 "  N , 9 ° 32' 23"  O ; CH1903:  758,652  /  249,570
Height : 465  m above sea level M.
Height range : 407–1794 m above sea level M.
Area : 39.46  km²
Residents: i11,733 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 297 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.altstaetten.ch
Aerial view of Altstätten

Aerial view of Altstätten
Location of the municipality
Bodensee Wichenstein Sämtisersee Seealpsee (Appenzeller Alpen) Fälensee Rütiweier Wenigerweier Schlossweier Liechtenstein Österreich Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden Kanton Thurgau Kanton Thurgau Wahlkreis St. Gallen Wahlkreis Rorschach Wahlkreis Werdenberg Wahlkreis Sarganserland Altstätten Altstätten Au SG Balgach Berneck SG Diepoldsau Eichberg SG Marbach SG Oberriet Rebstein Rheineck SG Rüthi St. Margrethen WidnauMap of Altstätten
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Altstätten (in local dialect [ (ʦ) ˈɑˑltˌʃtetə ]) is a small town and political municipality in the cultural landscape of the St. Gallen Rhine Valley in the canton of St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland . Politically, the place belongs to the Rheintal constituency . As a historical market town , Altstätten has been a center of the region since the Middle Ages (along with Rheineck and Berneck ) and before 2003 was the main town of the then Upper Rhine Valley district .

geography

Altstätten is located roughly in the middle between Lake Constance and Buchs on the western side of the St. Gallen Rhine Valley in the Alpine Rhine Valley . The municipality has a total area of ​​39.11 square kilometers and borders both the Appenzell half-cantons , the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and the Principality of Liechtenstein . The municipality stretches from the lowest, in the Rhine plain ( 410  m above sea level ), to the highest point at 1795 meters above sea level. The highest point is the Hohe Kasten , a well-known panoramic mountain in Eastern Switzerland. The city itself lies exactly at the transition from the Rhine plain (town hall: 462  m above sea level ) to the foothills of the Alpstein , a mountain range in the Appenzell Alps . The view to the east and south is clear to the plain of the Alpine Rhine. In the north and west, the mountains (and mountain spurs ) of the Appenzell Pre-Alps, Kamor , Fäneren , Hirschberg , Sommersberg , Landmarch and St. Anton limit the view.

Local division

The center of the community is the city with the adjacent suburb. There are also the villages of Lüchingen and Hinterforst, which are part of the political community , and the exclave of Lienz with Plona . There are also various hamlets that also belong to Altstätten: Hub, Kobelwies, Ruppendörfli and Oberbüchel . The extensive mountain area with typical scattered settlements is also characteristic . The main mountain areas are: Vorder- and Hinterkornberg, Gätziberg, Stossberg and Warmesberg .

Land use

The total area of ​​the municipality is 39.11 square kilometers (3911 hectares). Of these (as of 2006) :

Areas Land shares in hectares
Meadows, farmland, litter 2381
Courtyards, gardens 250
Pastures, alps 176
Railways, streets, paths 73
Forest 682
Building footprints 83
Uncultivated area 51
Vines 10

history

Historical aerial photo from 100 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1922

Early and ancient times

In the municipality of Altstätten, isolated archaeological finds show the early presence of people. A stone hatchet and a hole ax from the Neolithic Age (around 5500 to 2200 BC) are the oldest objects. There are also ceramic finds from the Late Bronze Age, Roman coins and Alemannic weapons from the 6th to 7th centuries AD.

The Roman road coming from Lake Como via Chur forked at Altstätten . A branch continued on the left side of the Alpine Rhine Valley to St. Margrethen ("Ad Renum") on Lake Constance . A second branch left the Alpine Rhine Valley near Altstätten and led via St. Gallen to Arbon (“Arbor felix”).

The place name, formed from ahd. Old and stat 'place, place, place', could indicate a settlement that already existed during the Alemannic immigration.

middle Ages

Already at the time of the first documentary mention in 853 or 854 as villa nominata Altsteti , the monastery of St. Gallen had extensive possessions in Altstätten. As a result, a closed manor of the monastery was formed. Meier from lower service nobility administered the monastic property and exercised the lower jurisdiction. In order to secure his dominion against the Counts of Montfort on the right bank of the Rhine, Abbot Berchtold von Falkenstein fortified the Altstätten farm with a curtain wall and thus elevated the town to a town. In 1298 Altstätten appears as an oppidum (Latin for "city"). A little later the Meier and Noble von Altstätten had four castles built above the city. The knightly minstrel Chuonrat von Altstetten (around 1320) lived in one of them. Three of his songs have found their way into the Manesse manuscript.

Catholic St. Nicholas Church , built 1794–1798
Evangelical Church, built by Paul Reber 1904–1906

At the beginning of the 15th century Altstätten became involved in the Appenzell Wars. After the Battle of the Stoss (1405), the city made an alliance with its militant neighbors, which aroused the anger of the Austrians. In 1410 Duke Friedrich had the town cremated in a campaign of revenge. In the centuries that followed, it was ravaged by other large fires - including in 1567, when 175 buildings were burned to rubble and ashes.

Altstätten had two masters to serve until the fall of the Old Confederation (1798): the abbot of St. Gallen as landlord and the imperial bailiff, who originally held sovereignty over the county of the Rhine Valley on behalf of the emperor. From 1490 the seven old places of the Confederation were sovereigns. The granting of market rights was economically important. The first confirmation of the market rights can be found in 1425. Altstätten gained political importance at the same time. Thus the citizens succeeded in wresting a considerable right to self-administration from the abbot. Since 1415, in addition to the landlord and landlord, the city council and mayor have appeared as the “third power”.

18th century

Altstätten experienced an economic boom in the 18th century. Energetic families began to promote the production and processing of linen -, silk - and later cotton fabrics and thus to conduct a lively trade. The Custer zur Prestegg with branches in Erlangen and Leipzig, Lyon, Toulouse and Marseille, the Custer am Markt (Reburg) in personal union with the trading company der Heer in Löwenhof Rheineck, the Städler brothers zum Raben with a branch in Barcelona, ​​as well as other families in this way a solid wealth and procured bread for others. The muslin - and cotton weaving was out strongly represented in the "Weber angle" in the densely populated mountain area. The taste of the well-traveled wholesale merchants was also reflected in the cityscape. It is thanks to them that numerous buildings were erected that still characterize the cityscape today.

19th century

Economic life received a strong impetus after the construction of the railway line through the Rhine Valley (1858). Altstätten had to fight hard for the station because the Oberrieter wanted a railway line from Au directly to Oberriet. In the same year the first embroidery factory was opened. The industrialization in the following period concentrated almost exclusively on the textile industry, especially on embroidery . In addition to the actual embroidery factories, many small businesses emerged. The economic prosperity was evident in the construction of the Rhine Valley Tramway (1897) and the Altstätten-Gais Railway . The project of a direct rail connection to St. Gallen through a Ruppen tunnel was also seriously discussed for a long time.

Consequences of the embroidery crisis

After the First World War, the embroidery industry fell into a serious crisis. It only recovered after the Second World War without ever regaining its former importance. The orientation of the economy on one branch is now taking its toll. How disastrous the consequences were is expressed in the population statistics. It was not until the 1950s that Altstätten returned to the population of 1919. The upswing that had been hoped for was not brought about by the economy of the 1960s.

Freihof town hall

In order to make the old town of Altstätten a new attraction, the city of Altstätten has been pursuing the Freihof-Rathaus project since 2004, which provided for the adjustment of the traffic routing around the old town with a new roundabout, a new town hall and also a center for living, shopping and parking . Due to the complexity of the project, an architecture competition was launched to find the best possible solution. The traffic management was implemented in the years 2009–2012. In spring 2013, construction began on the new underground car park with 200 parking spaces, the shopping center and the new town hall. The declared aim of these projects is to position old sites in the region.

coat of arms

The striding bear in the Altstätter coat of arms indicates the connection to the St. Gallen Abbey, whose coat of arms also shows a bear. This animal representation was inspired by the legend of St. Gallus . A document from 1473 shows the origin and meaning of the five-pointed red star above the bear. This comes from the empire and shows the Altstätter as members of the Reichsvogtei.

Attractions

Old town

The historic old town essentially consists of four streets: Obergasse; Marktgasse with an arcade, Engelgasse and Pfluggasse. The building fabric goes back to a large extent to building projects from the 16th century, when the entire city was rebuilt after a city fire (1567). The second half of the 18th century was particularly influential, when merchants built their castle-like buildings within the former city walls. During this time, the Catholic (then parity) church was built. Even then, the city expanded outside the city walls. A part of this and a city gate have been preserved.

Individual objects in the old town

No. object Description
1 House of the Raven Late baroque city palace (1763). Both the characteristic round gable and the mansard gable point to the local master builder Johann Jakob Haltiner. The stately building has numerous paintings and stucco inside .
2 Placidus Chapel Built in 1648. Dedicated to Saint Placidus . The builder was the prince abbot of the St. Gallen monastery. The chapel served primarily the abbot and the conventuals who stayed in the women's courtyard opposite .
3 Frauenhof The name goes back to Kunigunde von Altstätten (died 1476; she was the only daughter of the last "noble von Altstätten"). From 1486 owned by the St. Gallen Monastery. Until 1798 the building served as the official residence of the abbot's chief bailiff.
4th Prestegg At the beginning of the 16th century, the residence of Hans Vogler, the reformer of the Rhine Valley. In 1788 it was converted into a baroque palace complex. In the piano nobile of being painted with the ancient pantheon Banquet Hall has been preserved. Today the palace complex includes a museum in which historical objects of daily life are exhibited and a restaurant. Due to the limited space available, a project was worked out that provides for the expansion of the museum to include the restaurant section and the installation of courtrooms.
5 Engelplatz The cattle market was held at the triangular Engelplatz until the beginning of the 19th century. Therefore there were several inns here. The houses got their current appearance with the striking gable silhouette in the 18th century.
6th Schnürle House The house on Obergasse was built in 1761 by Johann Jakob Haltiner for the merchant Johann Ulrich Custer. It bears witness to the competition that prevailed in the second half of the 18th century among the up-and-coming Altstätter trading houses for the most beautiful and impressive houses. The height and the round gable are remarkable.
7th House to the angel The curved transverse gable reveals itself as the work of the master builder Haltiner. The curved transverse gables are a typical motif of the Altstätter trading houses and refer to their stately claims.
8th Lower gate The lower gate was once part of the original medieval fortifications. The city gates are first mentioned in 1420. The lower gate received its current appearance in the 18th century when the massive building was extended.
9 Reburg In 1772 the building on the market square with the original name "zum Markt" was converted into a city palace. The client was Johann Jacob Custer, who ran a flourishing linen and silk trade. The rich Moosbrugger stucco inside is evidence of high craftsmanship.
10 Gschwend's house Built in 1755 as a trading and residential building on behalf of the judge, Kilian Gschwend. It was the first private house to be built entirely from stone. The facade is completed by the oldest tail gable in the city.
11 House to the sword: Owned by the Heilig-Geist-Spital of the city of St. Gallen until the beginning of the 19th century. This was the seat of the Ammann, who was responsible for the administration of the extensive Rheintaler goods and vineyards of the hospital office.
12 House to the bee Together with the neighboring building the oldest house in the row of houses. The building history stages are clearly visible on the facade. The ground floor and the first floor were built immediately after the fire in the city using the typical plank stand construction.
13 Parish Church of St. Nicholas The single-tower church building was built between 1794 and 1798 by the Altstätter architects Johann Jakob Haltiner and Hans Ulrich Haltiner, father and son, in late baroque and neo-classical styles.

Individual properties in the rest of the municipality

There are also a number of remarkable buildings outside the town:

No. object Description
1 reformed Church Historic building with neo-Romanesque-Gothic elements, built by Paul Reber 1904–1906.
2 Maria Hilf monastery Capuchin monastery in the south of Altstätten, the origins are in the 13th century. The monastery church was consecrated in 1616. Saint Maria Bernarda Bütler and Blessed Maria Charitas Brader also lived here .
3 Forest chapel Pilgrimage site on the range of hills south of the old town.
4th Neu-Altstätten Castle Inhabited castle above Lüchingen, built in 1375.
5 Naeff house Birthplace of Federal Councilor Wilhelm Matthias Naeff , built in 1802 in a classical style for his father Johann Matthias Naeff . Today a branch of the St. Galler Kantonalbank.
6th Lienz farmhouse Late baroque farmhouse on Feldstrasse in Lienz.

According to the structure plan of the canton of St. Gallen, the Altstätter mountain area is one of the "Landscapes with buildings worth protecting". This shows that there are numerous historical buildings.

photos

  • Center Altstätten with a new town hall under construction (2015)

  • Marktgasse

  • Lower gate

  • Frauenhofkapelle

  • Museum Prestegg

  • Neu-Altstätten Castle

  • Catholic St. Nicholas Church

  • reformed Church

population

On December 31, 2018, 11,733 people lived in Altstätten.

As of December 31, 2015, there were 3496 local residents of Altstatt (31 percent), which is a very high figure in a cantonal and Swiss comparison. The population at that time consisted of 8,350 Swiss and 2943 foreign nationals;

  • the distribution according to religious affiliation was as follows: 5786 Catholic, 2074 Protestant and 3433 other or no denominations,
  • the distribution by sex was as follows: 5681 female, 5612 male.
According to districts
Population (2015) in …
8242 Altstätten
1825 Lüchingen
609 Back forest
480 Lienz / Plona
137 Hub-Hard / Kobelwald
Breakdown by age
Age (years) Population (2015)
0-20 2553
21-40 2972
41-60 3236
61 and older 2532
Population development
year 1800 1850 1910 1930 1950 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 4,900 6'492 9,360 8,393 8,603 9'260 10,249 10'430 10,819

politics

legislative branch

At the citizens' meeting - which takes place twice as an accounting municipality in April and as a budget municipality in November - the budget, the amount of the municipal tax rate, the annual accounts, the official report and the loans are voted on.

executive

The executing authority is the city council. His term of office is four years, and he is elected by the people in a majority procedure (majority voting procedure). He leads and represents the community. To this end, it implements the resolutions of the citizens' assembly and the tasks assigned to it by the canton and the federal government. The city ​​president exercises his duties in full office, the other members of the city council in secondary office.

City council

The city council for the 2013–2016 term of office was composed of:

  • Ruedi Mattle (non-party), mayor
  • Reto Walser (FDP), 1st Vice President
  • Daniel Schelling (independent)
  • Toni Loher
  • Ruedi Dörig (A Plus)
  • Andreas Broger (CVP)
  • Hans Städler (SVP)

City Presidents

Term of office president
since 2013 Rudolf Mattle
2007–2012 Daniel Bühler
1992-2006 Josef Signer
1977-1991 Niklaus Rüegger
1956-1976 Anton Stadler

Judiciary

The Rheintal District Court is responsible for legal disputes. Altstätten is the place of jurisdiction.

National elections

In the Swiss parliamentary elections 2019, the proportion of voters in Altstätten was: SVP 33.7%, CVP 27.6%, FDP 10.3%, Greens 9.7%, SP 9.2%, glp 5.5%, EPP 1, 5%, EDU 1.0%.

Local civil corporations

The local civil corporations have survived, namely the local community Altstätten (formed by all local residents living in the community) with nine Rhodes . These are local civil corporations whose territory is precisely defined. The local community forms a kind of higher authority, which is unique in the canton of St. Gallen. The real estate of the Rhoden covers a third of the area of ​​the political municipality and extends partly beyond the borders of the Appenzellerland .

economy

As a business location, Altstätten presents itself with a wide variety of industries. Around 5500 jobs are offered in over 700 companies. Classic commercial operations with few employees are just as much a part of this as industrial operations with over a hundred employees. Some Altstätter companies operate internationally. The strong diversification in all areas on the one hand guarantees the preservation and creation of new jobs, on the other hand it increases the importance of Altstätt as the center of the region.

The 2008 federal establishment census shows the following figures for old sites:

  • Number of commercial, commercial, service and industrial companies: 726
  • Number of jobs in commercial, commercial, service and industrial companies: 6619
  • Number of farms: 255 (average farm area Altstätter farms: 16.05 hectares)

employer

  • EgoKiefer AG, 440 employees
  • Altstätten Hospital, 280
  • SFS intec AG, 170
  • Wagner International AG, 170
  • Coltène / Whaledent AG , 170
  • Soplar SA, 160
  • Primary and Upper School Communities, 150
  • Zünd Systemtechnik AG, 186
  • City of Altstätten, 120
  • RhV Elektrotechnik AG, 110
  • Hänel storage systems

Traditional and renowned

There are several companies that have had a presence far beyond Altstätten for over a hundred years and that are typical of the city, including:

Markets and fairs

Every Thursday there is a weekly market in the old town with mainly regional products. There are also three large annual markets (in May, August and December) and two flea markets. In May, the “Rhema” (Rheintal Messe Altstätten) takes place on the Allmendplatz specially built for this purpose.

traffic

Altstätten is the starting point of two pass roads that lead into Appenzellerland and then into the city of St. Gallen: over the Stoss and over the Ruppen . In the plain - along the Rhine - the Autobahn 13 runs . The junction is in Kriessern , around six kilometers from the city. The southern relief road was opened in November 2007.

Altstätten has two train stations : the SBB train station (express train stop on the St. Gallen – Chur line ) and the Altstätten Stadt train station. From this from leading range of Appenzellerbahn to Gais . At 160 ‰, the route is so steep that it can only be negotiated with cogwheel operation . With its roughly three-kilometer rack and pinion section, it is one of the railway technology attractions in Eastern Switzerland .

Altstätten is also the headquarters of Rheintal Bus AG , which is responsible for bus operations in the Rhine Valley . It is the successor to the Rheintalische Verkehrsbetriebe , which originally operated the Altstätten – Berneck tram . This in turn was replaced in 1940 by the Altstätten – Berneck trolleybus , which ran until 1977.

Appenzell Railway

education

Almost 1,300 pupils attend the kindergarten , primary school and Altstätten upper level . From a legal point of view, primary school and upper level form two different school communities in Altstätten, but they work closely together. A good 730 pupils are currently attending primary school, a tenth of them are kindergarten teachers. The Altstätten upper level is divided into two centers: Feld and Wiesental. A total of around 450 pupils are being taught in 25 classes (as of 2007): In addition, there are separate school communities in Lüchingen, Hinterforst and Lienz.

Children, young people and adults are taught in the Upper Rhine Valley Music School based in Altstätten. Since 2013 Altstätten has also been the teaching location of the St. Gallen diocesan church music school and children and adults are taught the subjects of organ and liturgical singing in the rooms of the Catholic parish.

The Rorschach-Rheintal Vocational and Further Education Center is an important educational institution in the canton of St. Gallen with locations in Rorschach and Altstätten. More than 2000 apprentices in around 15 industrial, commercial and health professions acquire their job-specific basic training here.

In 1965 a study commission was set up to clarify the need for a canton school in the Rhine Valley. After the report was positive, a tug of war began between Altstätten and Heerbrugg, where the canton school should be. In 1968 the Grand Council finally decided in favor of the Heerbrugg site, where the cantonal school was then built.

The Rheintal career counseling is a service provided by the Canton of St. Gallen and is open to young people and adults from the Rüthi to Rheineck area.

nature

The Bannriet nature reserve covers an area of ​​almost 50 hectares and is located in the middle of the Rhine Valley plain. The former peat cutting area has an unmistakable character due to the numerous trenches that were created during the peat cutting. With its varied relief, the Bannriet is home to a wide variety of habitats. The area is considered a low moor and an amphibian spawning area of ​​national importance. Under the sponsorship of the “Pro Riet Rheintal” association, the former “Schollenmühle” peat factory was converted into an information center for visitors to the nature reserve in winter 2009/2010 and opened to the public on May 28, 2010.

Vines and wine

Wine has been grown in Altstätten for over 1000 years. One of the oldest - and still operational - wine presses is located here: the 400-year-old Torkel on the forest. On 10 hectares comprehensive vines are predominantly Pinot Noir (on 65'225 square meters), Müller Thurgau (12'250), Chardonnay planted (6950) and ten other varieties.

Sports

There are around 35 sports and gymnastics clubs in Altstätten. The public sports facilities consist of an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, tennis and track and field facilities, soccer fields at two locations and several school halls that are also available to the clubs.

FC Altstätten was founded in 1945. In the 1980s he played in the then National League B (second highest division), currently the team, after a few seasons in the 2nd interregional league, is back in the 2nd regional league again. The first team's venue is GESA, all other teams play on the Grüntal.

The old town run "Altstätter Städtlilauf" has existed since 1986. An average of 1500 runners take part. Participation is international.

Culture

Church music

Altstätten looks back on a rich tradition in church music. Renowned church musicians like Karl Peissner and many others have shaped the parish, town and region culturally. The orchestra masses on special holidays make Altstätten a center of church music in the Rhine Valley. Concerts are also held at regular intervals. Since 2012 there has been a choral schola , which deals with the Gregorian chants of the St. Gallen tradition and regularly organizes choral offices . The children's choir also places great value on the vocal encouragement of children and young people. Altstätten has been a teaching location for the St. Gallen diocesan church music school (dkms) since 2013.

Stage art

The "Diogenes Theater" - founded in 1961 - has a permanent place in Altstatt's cultural life. The small theater offers a program in the field of theater, music, cabaret, puppet shows. Classical concerts are organized as part of the “Altstätter concert cycle”. The “Staabluema” culture week always takes place in the old town.

Museum & Library

The Prestegg Historical Museum , one of the oldest country museums in Switzerland, has a rich collection. This consists, among other things, of objects from the daily life of the upper class, especially furniture, pictures, costumes, porcelain, glass and pewter.

The library is located in the Reburg house, which is furnished with Moosbrugger stucco .

Röllelibutzen at the Basel Carnival

regional customs

Carnival is at the center of tradition . This is characterized by the Röllelibutzen , which look back on a centuries-old tradition. The colorful hats, the water sprays and the roll belt (hence the name) around the belly are their trademarks. The Röllelibutzen Association is the organizer of the Altstätter Street Carnival with the large international parade. This is able to attract a large audience year after year.

Altstätten also has several Guggenmusiken . In 2006, the Riettüfel Triber, the first Perchten association in Switzerland, was founded in Altstätten . With their gruesome wooden masks and fur costumes, combined with fire and smoke, the Riettüfel Triber are not only to be found at Altstätter Fasnacht.

Personalities

Born in Altstätten

Untitled mural by Markus Baldegger in St. Gallen
Jakob Laurenz Studach , Vicar Apostolic of Sweden
Memorial plaque from Federal Councilor Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
Memorial plaque of St. Maria Bernarda Bütler and Blessed Maria Charitas Brader
Memorial plaque from Jacob Laurenz Custer

With other connection to the community

literature

  • Armin Eberle, Peter Kern, Werner Kuster : From the history of the town and municipality of Altstätten. History of the town and community of Altstätten, Altstätten 1998, ISBN 3-9521425-2-2 .
  • Daniel Studer (Ed.): Art and Culture Guide Canton St. Gallen. Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2005, ISBN 3-7995-0153-3 .
  • Meinrad Gschwend: 100 years Altstätter Museum. Origin and development of the Altstätter Museumsgesellschaft 1895–1995. Museum Society, Altstätten 1995.
  • Rhine valley heads. Historical-biographical portraits from five centuries. Association for the History of the Rhine Valley, Berneck 2004, ISBN 3-033-00265-X .
  • Konrad Sonderegger: The Rhine Valley around 1900 . tape 2 . Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 1990, ISBN 978-3-85882-266-6 , p. 184 .

Web links

Commons : Altstätten  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Altstätten in the Topographia Helvetiae, Rhaetiae et Valesiae (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts
Wikivoyage: Altstätten SG  - Travel Guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
  2. ^ A b Philipp Obrist, Andres Kristol: Altstätten SG (Upper Rhine Valley) . In: Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses - Lexicon of Swiss municipality names - Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS | LSG). Center de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld / Stuttgart / Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-7193-1308-5 and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-601-03336-3 , p. 86. The phonetic transcription given: [ ˈ (ʦ) ˈɑːltˌʃtetə ]
  3. ↑ a b Altstätten under ortsnames.ch ; given phonetic transcription : âltštetə ; spelling variants listed: Altsteti , Altstetin , Alstetin , Altstedin , Alstedin , altstetten , Altstheten , Alsteten , Altstedten , Altstetten , Alstetten , Alltstetten , Allstetten , altstätten , Altstaetten , Alszsteten , Altstet , Allttstenn , Old constant ; other spelling variants: Alstätten , Altstedten .
  4. ↑ Johannes Freutsmiedl: "Roman roads of the Tabula Peutingeriana in Noricum and Rätien", Verlag Dr. Faustus, Büchenbach 2005, pages 172-179, ISBN 978-3-933474-36-0
  5. ↑ StiASG , Urk. Bremen 30. Online at e-chartae , accessed on June 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ New building of Altstätten town hall - excavation work in full swing ( memento from January 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) News on altstaetten.ch from December 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ City Council ( Memento from December 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) altstaetten.ch, accessed on February 17, 2015
  8. ↑ Renewal election of the National Council. Retrieved August 3, 2020 .
  9. ^ Federal Statistical Office : NR - Results parties (municipalities) (INT1). In: Federal Elections 2019 | opendata.swiss. August 8, 2019, accessed August 1, 2020 .
  10. ↑ dkms
  11. ^ Job, study and career advice of the Canton of St. Gallen . berufsberatung.sg.ch; Retrieved November 10, 2009
  12. ↑ Schollenmühle sharpens the senses . In: Der Rheintaler , May 29, 2010.
  13. ↑ Schollenmuehle . proriet.ch. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  14. ↑ Church music St. Nikolaus Altstätten
  15. ^ Röllelibutzen Verein Altstätten ( memento from February 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) on the Altstätten city website, accessed on February 23, 2017.
  16. ↑ New «Riettüfel» President. In: Eastern Switzerland on Sunday, May 2, 2013.
  17. ↑ Under the mask is a person. In: Badische Zeitung, February 1, 2014.