Lower Rhine Valley district
| Lower Rhine Valley district | |
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| Country: | Switzerland |
| Canton : | St. Gallen |
| Region ISO : | CH-SG |
| FSO number : | 1711 |
| Map of the former Lower Rhine Valley district | |
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| The former districts of the canton of St. Gallen | |
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The Unterrheintal District was until 2003 an administrative unit of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland . It was created in 1831 by dividing the Rheintal district into the Unterrheintal district and the Oberrheintal district . Together with the Upper Rhine Valley district, it formed the part of the St. Gallen Rhine Valley between Rheineck and Rüthi .
Thal has been part of the Rorschach constituency since 2003 , the other municipalities have since formed the Rheintal constituency with the municipalities of the Upper Rhine Valley district . The Lower Rhine Valley forms a sub-region of the St. Gallen Rhine Valley.
See also: Section sub-regions in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley article
The municipalities of the former Lower Rhine Valley district
| coat of arms | Name of the parish | Area in km² |
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Au | 4.69 |
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Balgach | 6.52 |
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Berneck | 5.63 |
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Diepoldsau | 11.23 |
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Rheineck | 2.18 |
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St. Margrethen | 6.85 |
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Thal | 9.58 |
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Widnau | 4.20 |
| Total (8) | 50.88 |
Changes in the community
Municipalities until 1882
- 1802: Split from Au → Berneck and Au
- 1883: Split from Widnau → Diepoldsau and Widnau
The Federal Statistical Office ran the district under FSO no. 1711.
