Alpine Rhine Valley

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Alpine Rhine Valley
An overview of the Rhine Valley with the Alps in the background and Lake Constance in the foreground

An overview of the Rhine Valley with the Alps in the background and Lake Constance in the foreground

location Canton of Graubünden , Canton of St. Gallen ( Switzerland ), Liechtenstein , Vorarlberg ( Austria )
Waters Main River: Alpine Rhine
tributaries: Plessur , Landquart , Tamina , Ill , Frutz
internal channels: Rheintaler interior canal , Vorarlberg Rhine Valley inland canal , Werdenberger Binnenkanal
Other: Alter Rhein (Diepoldsauer punctures) , Alter Rhein (Fussach punctures) , Bregenzerach , Dornbirner Ach
Mountains Glarus Alps , Appenzell Alps , Plessuralpen , Rätikon , Bregenz Forest Mountains
Geographical location , ( CH ) 47 ° 8 '  N , 9 ° 31'  O ( 757 076  /  222819 ) coordinates: 47 ° 8 '  N , 9 ° 31'  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and fifty-seven thousand and seventy-six  /  222819
Alpenrheintal (Alps)
Alpine Rhine Valley
Type Talung
height 604 to  394  m above sea level M.
length 90 km
climate Generally mild climate. Persistent foehn layers that keep bad weather away. Summer up to 36 ° C, winter down to −12 ° C.
use Agriculture , SMEs , industry , banks .
particularities Extends over three countries: Switzerland , Liechtenstein , Austria
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The Alpine Rhine Valley is a valley ( valley-like landscape) in the Alps . It spans four states. From Switzerland via the Principality of Liechtenstein , it strikes Austria in the state of Vorarlberg and finally runs on Lake Constance , east behind Lindau ( Germany ) in the Bregenzerwald Mountains , west in the foothills of the Appenzell Pre-Alps . The area extends along the Alpine Rhine , in the area of ​​the confluence of the front and rear Rhine to the mouth of Lake Constance, over a length of more than 90 km. The northern and southern ends of the Alpine Rhine Valley are densely populated. Most people live in the Vorarlberg Rhine Valley . The most famous cities are Bregenz and Chur, the oldest cities in Switzerland and the starting point for the Rhaetian Railway .

The Alpine Rhine Valley, along the Alpine Rhine, from the confluence of the Front and Rear Rhine to Lake Constance.
Rhine near Landquart (Graubünden)

geography

At Reichenau-Tamins, the two source rivers of the Rhine, the Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein , combine to form the Alpine Rhine. Similarly, the Surselva (Vorderrhein) and Domleschg (Hinterrhein) unite to form the Alpine Rhine Valley . It runs in a north-easterly direction to Chur and there changes its direction in a wide arc to the north-west to Sargans . There is a kink in a narrowing to the northeast. Before Triesen , the valley changes its direction to the north and widens to a width of approx. 7 km in the Gams-Haag-Nendeln area. The Walgau flows into the Rhine Valley near Feldkirch . In the Hinterforst-Mäder-Hohenems area, the valley floor reaches its greatest extent of more than 10 km and finally ends at Rorschach- Lindau in the Lake Constance area .

The entire region is strongly influenced by the Alpine Rhine. The Rhine regulation around 1900 and 1920 averted the greatest danger of flooding and gave the Rhine its present day face. In the course of this, the course of the Rhine was widened and some of the old river loops, the so-called Old Rhine , were converted into stagnant water. The regulation of the Rhine and maintenance of the flood protection is still a constant task. Since the security against a flood of the century is no longer given, concepts for renaturation and improvement of flood protection are constantly being developed. Another important geographical aspect of the Rhine Valley is Lake Constance , which closes the Rhine Valley at the lower end and has attracted people to settle in the Rhine Valley a long time ago.

Large parts of the area were marshland and alluvial forests that were only made arable through melioration . Peat cutting and Rheinholzen were still good sources of income for the otherwise largely poor population for a long time. Peat cutting has been banned due to nature conservation and Rheinholzen has become a tradition.

Regions and Sub-Regions

Chur Rhine Valley

The name Chur Rhine Valley refers to the city of Chur , the capital of the canton of Graubünden . Most of the section between the union of the front and rear Rhine and the northern Graubünden canton border near Fläsch belongs to the Chur Rhine valley. At Chur, the Plessur, the first major tributary that is not counted among the headwaters of the Rhine, flows into the main arm of the Rhine. Down the valley, at Landquart GR , the Landquart river flows into the Rhine from Klosters - Davos . Landquart is the transfer station to the Rhaetian Railway , for onward travel on the Landquart – Davos Platz railway line with a connection through the Vereina tunnel to the Engadin . The Bündner Herrschaft begins north of Landquart . Here is Maienfeld, the hometown of the fictional character Heidi, and the St. Luzisteig , a pass into the neighboring Principality of Liechtenstein .

Sargans Castle at the foot of the Gonzen marks the climatic end of the Chur Rhine Valley.

St. Gallen Rhine Valley

The Kummenberg

To the north, the Chur Rhine Valley merges into the St. Gallen Rhine Valley , the area on the left bank of the Rhine between Sargans and the mouth of the Rhine belonging to the canton of St. Gallen. In terms of climate, the Chur Rhine Valley only ends in Sargans . The area roughly corresponds to the Swiss constituencies Rheintal and Werdenberg and is divided into the three small regions “Sarganserland”, Werdenberg and “Region Rheintal”.

A lot of viticulture was practiced on the western slopes from the 9th century. Wine is still produced today, but viticulture has lost its former importance. Agriculture is dominated by corn silage , but also sweet corn ( Rheintaler Ribelmais Türggen ) and carrots ( carrots ). Rheintaler Ribel or Türggenribel is the only Swiss grain product with a protected designation of origin.

The High Alemannic dialect spoken there is similar to the Liechtenstein and Vorarlberg dialects.

Sarganserland

A few kilometers down the valley from Landquart on the left side of the Rhine is the Sarganserland with Bad Ragaz and its healing springs . Here the Tamina flows into the Rhine, which is a sight because of its impressive gorge. The municipality of Sargans, from which the region owes its name, is mainly known for its castle. The Sargans Castle , located at the foot of Gonzen located on a hill, was built in the 12th century. The Gonzen is also known for the mine of the same name , in which ores were extracted in the early Middle Ages. Sargans is also the starting point of the Pizol ski area , which is also used as a day trip destination by residents of the southern German region of Lake Constance. There is also a watershed here : a stone slab only a few meters high prevents the Rhine from flowing through the Seeztal to the Walensee .

The Sarganserland constituency is only partially part of the St. Gallen Rhine Valley.

Werdenberg

The Werdenberg region , as it is indicated on the display board of the region on the A13 motorway , includes the towns of Buchs , Gams , Grabs , Sennwald and Wartau as well as the villages of Sennwald, Frümsen, Salez, Haag and Sax, which belong to the municipality of Sennwald. The Werdenberg is roughly the size of the Principality of Liechtenstein and is almost as long in its north-south expansion. Apart from Buchs, the capital of the region, it is characterized by a rural character. Agriculture plays a central role here. There is a larger industrial area in Sennwald. The major shopping centers in the region are located in Haag . They are also very popular with people from Liechtenstein and the Rhine Valley. Haag is the region's transport hub, as it connects the Liechtenstein with Gams in the cross direction of the valley. Gams is the starting point of the road to Wildhaus - Unterwasser - Wattwil and thus also to Toggenburg .

Rhine Valley
The narrow passage at Hirschensprung

The Rhine Valley region roughly corresponds to the Rheintal constituency . It includes the Swiss communities of Rüthi , Oberriet , Eichberg , Altstätten , Marbach , Rebstein , Balgach , Berneck , Diepoldsau , Widnau , Au , St. Margrethen and Rheineck as well as the towns of Heerbrugg and Kriessern . There are also some villages z. B. Eichenwies and Kobelwald . The local population likes to refer to it as the Rhine Valley . Accordingly, the local newspaper is simply called Der Rheintaler . The Rhine Valley is partly shaped by agriculture. Especially on the border of Werdenberg maize (mainly Türggen ) and carrots ( carrots ) grown. With 95 hectares of cultivation area, the Rhine Valley is the most important wine-growing region in the canton of St. Gallen.

It represents the main traffic junction in the Lake Constance-Alpine Rhine region.

According to a study, the Rhine Valley region is classified as a top location for high technology throughout Europe. 1208 regions of the European Union were assessed . The Rhine Valley region took ninth place behind eight Irish regions, which is not least due to its proximity to Vorarlberg. The Swiss are closely connected to the Vorarlbergers and benefit equally from the Vorarlberg Rheintaler region , and vice versa. Widnau is home to one of the largest contiguous industrial areas with a rail connection (see → Widnau ). Many Vorarlbergers work on the Swiss side because of the higher wage level, while the Swiss like to go to Vorarlberg to shop or have fun because of the lower consumer prices.

Until 2002, the Rhine Valley region was divided into two districts, the Upper Rhine Valley and the Lower Rhine Valley . In the Rhine Valley itself it is also common to speak of the Middle Rhine Valley . So was called z. B. the Schlittschuh Club Rheintal (SCR) formerly the Schlittschuh Club Mittelrheintal (SCM), there is also the Upper Middle Rhine Valley (OMR) and in June 2007 a possible merger of communities in the Middle Rhine Valley was voted on. This expression describes the area around Heerbrugg (Au, Balgach, Berneck, Diepoldsau and Widnau).

In Oberriet (south) a foothill of the Alpstein (Blattenberg) seals off the area geographically from Rüthi and the Werdenberg area. It can only be passed through a narrow passage called the Hirschensprung . In Au (north) the Heldsberg reached as far as the former bank of the Rhine. In the Middle Ages this fact was used for fortifications. In Oberriet, part of these fortifications, Blatten Castle, is still preserved. (see → List of cultural assets in Oberriet )

Heerbrugg is considered the real center of the Rhine Valley region . There, the main road 13 crosses with the road from Hohenems coming from Austria, which continues to Heiden in the canton of Appenzell. The train station for the communities of Diepoldsau, Widnau, Balgach and Berneck as well as the central bus transfer point of the RTB Rheintal Bus are located there, as are the larger shops. The four municipalities, plus Au, are connected to one another via Heerbrugg in such a way that non-residents can no longer recognize a change of location without signposting. The Widnau motorway connection has been connected directly to the industrial area with a bypass road. The Au border crossing, the most important in the region, is regularly overloaded.

In earlier times until the middle of the 20th century, the center of the Rhine valley was Altstätten, the only town in the region besides Rheineck. The Altstätten SBB train station offers a connection via a bus line to Altstätten Stadt to the Altstätten – Gais railway , which is operated by the Appenzeller Bahnen . The cogwheel route leads over the Stoss into the Appenzellerland . The central tram station of the Altstätten – Berneck tram existed in Altstätten until the early 1970s. After the abandonment and the onset of mass individual traffic, the city continuously lost its importance. Rheineck has been a traffic center since the 13th century because of the Rhine rafting and the associated port (today Schifflände). With the correction of the Rhine and the associated loss of navigability of the Rhine, this town also lost more and more importance. St. Margrethen is home to the largest bonded warehouse in the region and could gain in importance in the future due to the Munich-Zurich high- speed train route planned for December 2020 . It is not yet clear whether high-speed trains coming from Bregenz will stop there.

The town of Montlingen received a noise protection tunnel when the N13 was expanded into the A13 in 2002, as the population had appealed to the federal government for fear of noise pollution . The N13 was feared as a “death stretch” due to the above-average number of serious accidents up to and including its separate expansion.

See also: Vogtei Rheintal , section subregions in the article St. Galler Rheintal

Vorarlberg Rhine Valley

The Rhine foreland near Diepoldsau is used for agriculture.

The Vorarlberg Rhine valley is divided into the upper and lower Rhine valley according to the direction of flow of the Alpine Rhine and is accordingly referred to as the upper and lower regions. The lowlands stretches from the shores of Lake Constance to the Kummenberg , the upper Rhine valley lies south of the Kummenberg. The Unterland includes the entire political district of Dornbirn and all areas of the Bregenz district that lie in the Rhine Valley. In this area, which includes the agglomerations of Bregenz and Dornbirn, with around 180,000 inhabitants, around half of all Vorarlbergers live. The “green lung” of this region is the Vorarlberger Ried , which is located on the border with Switzerland and is enclosed on three sides by the settlement areas in Vorarlberg .

Geographically, the lower Rhine valley also includes the municipality of Altach . Because of its historical ties with the community of Götzis and the fact that it is part of the Feldkirch district , Altach is commonly assigned to the Oberland.

Geographic boundaries

National borders

The Rhine forms the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland and between Austria and Switzerland .

In some sections that were cut off by the Rhine regulation of 1900, the border deviates from the current course of the river. These cut meanders are called "Old Rhine" and still form the natural border.

Outline of the Alps

With regard to the division of the Alps, the Alpine Rhine Valley plays a central role . In the division of the Alps into two parts, it is largely the border between the Eastern and Western Alps . In the tripartite division of the Alps , it is largely the border between the Eastern and Central Alps .

Rhine foreland

The Rhine foreland with the Wiesenrain Bridge

The Rhine foreland describes the cultivated area between the embankment of the river bed and the flood dam . During floods, it ensures that the water masses do not flood the cultivated land. The foothills of the Rhine exist on the right bank of the Rhine from the height of Bangs , on both sides of the Rhine from Oberriet and are on average 100 m wide. The foreland of the Rhine is mainly used for agriculture and serves as a local recreation area . Several sections on both banks are also designated as nature and landscape protection areas. The Rhine foreland in its current form was created in the course of the Rhine corrections .

The river bed of the Rhine can carry away 1285 m³ / s of water until the Rhine exceeds the top of the normal water dam. With the Rhine foreland and the flood dams, the Rhine can discharge 2600 m³ / s of water before the cultivated land in the Rhine Valley is definitely flooded - this corresponds to about a 30-year flood (HQ 30, the flood in 2005 had HQ 20). With floodplains, the drainage capacity of the Rhine in the lower reaches is 3100 m³ / s, which is a 100-year flood event . In the next few years, the capacity of the flooding rooms is to be expanded to at least 4,300 m³ / s. This applies to the international routes on the lower reaches between the mouth of the Ill and Lake Constance; the expansion is coordinated with water management on the Swiss upper reaches. To this end, a cross-border project called Rhesi (“Rhine - Recreation and Security”) was started, in which state measures and the needs of agriculture, leisure and nature conservation are coordinated. This redesign of the foreland of the Rhine is based on the Alpine Rhine development  concept that was drawn up in 2005 by the International Alpine Rhine Government Commission  (IRKA) and the International Rhine Regulation (IRR).

Climate and Weather

Schematic representation of the hair dryer
Typical autumn high fog. The upper fog limit is a little over 700 meters

A distinctive feature of the climate in the entire Rhine Valley is the strong foehn , which often suppresses bad weather and is also known as snow eaters or grape boilers . It not infrequently reaches wind speeds of over 80 km / h. One then speaks of a foehn storm . Gusts of up to 150 km / h are rarely measured, which corresponds to a hurricane strength (64 kn; 117.7 km / h). The foehn also ensures that the maize grows particularly well in the Rhine Valley and that the grapes can ripen. The temperature increases by an average of 10–12 ° C if the hair dryer lasts longer than a day. On September 19, 1999, the daytime temperature in Vaduz rose from originally 8 ° C to 28 ° C during a three-day foehn situation. Between 1989 and 1998 a statistical analysis showed an average of 16.4 foehn days per year with an average of 1.6 days per foehn event. The foehn does not always reach Lake Constance. Between September 15, 1999 and November 5, 1999, twelve foehn events were recorded in Vaduz, only two of which were also recorded by the measuring station in Altenrhein . The foehn in the Rhine Valley is one of the best-studied weather phenomena in Europe; it has been studied for over 150 years.

The weather in the Rhine Valley can basically be divided into three climatic zones . The Upper Alpine Rhine Valley , which climatically extends to Sargans, the Lower Alpine Rhine Valley and the Lake Constance area around the mouth of the Alpine Rhine. The climate in the upper and lower Alpine Rhine valley is largely shaped by the same influences, but the areas do not always show the same phenomenon at the same time. A lower section can be covered by fog , while the upper section is completely fog-free even under the slight influence of the rain. In general, the influence of the alpine foehn and the associated rise in temperature is decreasing from south to north. Often the entire Rhine Valley lies in the fog for days due to the influences of Lake Constance, which covers the entire Alpine Rhine Valley especially in spring and autumn, but can alternate with persistent foehn layers at this time. By Austrian standards, the climate of the Rhine Valley is extremely mild. Otherwise, the temperature in the lower Rhine Valley is particularly determined by Lake Constance and the Alpstein massif . Cold air currents come from the west and bring moist air to the Swiss plateau , which is often accompanied by wind from the west (westerly wind). Some of the clouds are already condensing on the Alpstein. The westerly wind, which comes from Lake Constance and the Seeztal and penetrates the Lower Alpine Rhine Valley from both sides, rises in the Bregenzerwald Mountains and the northern foothills of the Rätikon and drives the remaining clouds in a northeastern direction. The Lower Alpine Rhine Valley is often spared from rainfall, while heavy rainfall occurs in the surrounding areas. The water masses then flow into the Rhine Valley, which is accompanied by a rapid rise in the level of the Rhine Valley waters.

Climate in the Lake Constance area

In general, the climate is the same as in the whole of southeast Germany. Due to the influence of Lake Constance, the area from the mouth of the Alpine Rhine to a few kilometers up the valley in spring and autumn, when the weather is nice, is covered by persistent ground fog that can linger in the mouth into the afternoon. The foreland of the Rhine is also often affected by this phenomenon. The foehn influence in this area is far less pronounced.

history

Map of the area of ​​the Prince Abbey of St. Gallen and the City Republic of St. Gallen, associated places of the Old Confederation, 1768

The history of the landscape, which is today mainly divided into three different states, is closely linked and changeable. Today's political communities and territories emerged from the Roman Churrätien and the Alemannic areas around Lake Constance, which later became part of the Duchy of Swabia . With the end of the Hohenstaufen in the early 13th century, the political unity of the Rhine valley also ended. It was now replaced by a fragmentation into small and very small areas. While the Habsburgs pushed more and more into the area, the influence of the St. Gallen monastery was maintained at the same time. Today's national borders along the Alpine Rhine crystallized in the Swabian War from 1499.

The old Swabian Höchst Mark was divided roughly as a result of the Swabian War. The district of St. Johann has now become today's Höchst . The district of St. Margrethen became independent and part of the Swiss Confederation. The Reichshof Lustenau, on the other hand, was not divided until 1593, when it was split off from Widnau-Haslach (today the municipalities of Widnau, Au and Diepoldsau / Schmitter). In principle, however, the Swabian War established the border lines between the Swiss Confederation and the Holy Roman Empire and thus had an influence on the demarcation through the middle of the valley to this day.

There continued to be strong territorial changes within the valley. The St. Gallen Rhine Valley was one of the various historical territories until 1798:

In 1798 the areas on the left bank of the Rhine were divided between the cantons of Säntis and Linth of the Helvetic Republic . After the founding of the canton of St. Gallen in 1803, the Rhine Valley from Staad to Lienz formed the Rheintal district, Werdenberg, Wartau, Sax and Gams formed the Werdenberg district . The Sargans district lost Wartau, but received fourths. In 1831 the Rhine Valley district was divided into the Lower and Upper Rhine Valley districts, which was reversed in 2003 as part of the reorganization of the Canton of St. Gallen into constituencies.

On the right bank of the Rhine, the Vorarlberg areas were finally united under the Habsburgs around 1815. Vorarlberg was only given its own state parliament in 1861 and was only completely independent of Tyrol after the First World War. Liechtenstein always played a special role, which as a sovereign principality always stood by Austria's side, but after 1918 turned to Switzerland.

History clubs

  • Historical Association of the Canton of St. Gallen
  • Historical and local history association of the Werdenberg region
  • Association for the History of the Rhine Valley
  • Museum Society Altstätten
  • Museum Society Rorschach

population

The most populous part of the Rhine Valley.
Population distribution
by region
Canton / country Residents
Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen 138,791
canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons 065,000
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Liechtenstein 034,500
VorarlbergVorarlberg Vorarlberg 247,370

Around 470,000 people live in the Rhine Valley, and the number is rising.

The most populous places in the Rhine Valley are:

in Switzerland Chur (± 34,000)
in Liechtenstein Schaan (± 6,000)
in Austria Dornbirn (± 47,000).

On the Vorarlberg side, the population has grown by 8% in the last 13 years.

traffic

Alpine Rhine valley from Gebhardsberg to the south. In the foreground the A14 and Lauterach . On the right in the background the Alpstein with its highest peak, Säntis . Left in the background foothills of the Rätikon with the three sisters . In the central background the Alvier group and parts of the Churfirsten .

Road traffic

The region is connected to both the Swiss ( A13 ) and Austrian ( A14 ) motorway networks and, following the A14, to the German motorway network. A connection between the two motorways in the Lower Rhine Valley that has been projected for 25 years (the so-called A15, later S18 ) does not exist to this day. However, transit traffic, destination and source traffic as well as tourist traffic are causing increasing difficulties ( fine dust pollution ).

Public transport

Several international railway lines run directly through the Rhine Valley, including the Zurich - Munich and Zurich - Vienna routes . Local public transport is not organized uniformly, but offers cross-border transport. So far, collective bargaining has only existed within national borders. However, there are overlaps and collaborations between the individual groups. One example of this is the Heerbrugg-Lustenau-Dornbirn connection. The line is operated jointly by RTB Rheintal Bus (St. Gallen) and Landbus Unterland (Vorarlberg) and has the double name 351/51. The S-Bahn St. Gallen and the S-Bahn Vorarlberg are connected via the S3 line in St. Margrethen. In the south, a new FLAT S-Bahn between Feldkirch and Buchs is to provide a better connection. The Bodensee S-Bahn project , which provides for integrated high-speed rail traffic in the entire Lake Constance and Alpine Rhine area, is still under discussion .

air traffic

Airport St.Gallen-Altenrhein LSZR ACH

The St. Gallen-Altenrhein airfield, which has existed since 1927, is the only international airport in the region. It has a capacity of 250,000 passengers per year. 145,000 passengers were carried in 2019. It offers employment to 80 employees. The Rheintalflug was based there from 1973 to 2002. From 1997 it operated the Altenrhein - Vienna route 17 times a week. The successor company is InterSky, which is based at Friedrichshafen Airport , which is increasingly in competition with Altenrhein Airport .

Sports airfields exist in Hohenems and Bad Ragaz , among others .

Slow traffic

Large parts of the first section ( Andermatt - Basel ) of the Rhine Cycle Path run through the Alpine Rhine Valley. In Switzerland, the cycle path (Veloweg) is called the Rhine Route and has route number two (Route 2). In St. Margrethen, Route 2 connects to the Alpine Panorama Route (Route 4), which leads from St. Margrethen to Aigle .

Cross-border traffic

In the Alpine Rhine Valley region, there are various public and private transport junctions due to the border character of the Rhine and the adjacent mountains .

Graubünden - Sarganserland

  • Chur: SBB - Rhaetian Railway
  • Landquart: SBB - Rhaetian Railway (Vereina)
  • Sargans: A13 - A3

Werdenberg - Liechtenstein

  • Border crossing: Trübbach - Balzers
  • Road: Vaduz - Malbun (tunnel)
  • Street: Grabs - Wildhaus
  • Border crossing: Schaan - Haag
  • Border station: Buchs

St. Gallen Rhine Valley - Vorarlberg

  • Street: Feldkirch - Arlberg
  • Street: Altstätten - Stoss
  • Border crossing: Diepoldsau - Hohenems
  • Border crossing: Au - Lustenau
  • Industrial link: Wolfurt train station
  • Border crossing: The A15 (S18) planned for 50 years
  • Border crossing: St. Margrethen - Höchst
  • Border crossing: St. Margrethen - Bregenz (HGV connection)
  • Street: Bregenz (Pfänder tunnel)
  • Border crossing: Bregenz - Lindau
  • Shipping: Rheineck - Rorschach

economy

In addition to the individual remaining companies in the textile industry, which once strongly shaped the Rhine Valley, today it is mainly companies in the metalworking industry, high technology, but also the construction industry (see → Rhomberg Group ) that determine the economic landscape. These companies primarily provide jobs and economic growth in the region, while tourism, which has a strong influence on the neighboring regions such as the Bregenzerwald or the Appenzellerland, plays a rather subordinate role in the Rhine Valley.

According to a 2004 study by Manager Magazin - 1208 regions in the EU were assessed - the Rheintal-Bodensee area is ranked eleventh in Europe as a top location for high technology . The Swiss are closely connected to Vorarlberg and benefit equally from the Vorarlberg Rheintaler region , and vice versa. Widnau is home to one of the largest contiguous industrial areas with a rail connection (see → Widnau ). Many Vorarlbergers work on the Swiss side because of the higher wage level, while the Swiss like to go to Vorarlberg to shop or have fun because of the lower consumer prices.

Others

Vision Rhine Valley

On the site of the former FM Rhomberg textile factory in Dornbirn , a business
park was created for companies from various industries.

In 2004, the Vorarlberg state government initiated the Rheintal Vision project . The aim at that time was to analyze the current situation and create a model, with open participation, for spatial development. Since the 1960s, the Vorarlberg Rhine Valley in particular has developed away from the demarcated village structures and into an almost closed band of settlements.

A frequently expressed criticism of the Rhine Valley vision is the fact that the Swiss areas on the left bank of the Rhine are excluded.

Media presence

Personalities

Industrial / Entrepreneur

athlete

literature

history

  • Oskar Keller: Alps - Rhine - Lake Constance . A landscape story. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2013, ISBN 978-3-85882-668-8 , p. 176 .
  • The St. Gallen Rhine Valley around 1800, Johann Rudolf Steinmüller, Altstätten 1987
  • History of the Rhine Valley, Johann Ludwig Ambühl, Altstätten 1990
  • Regional history of the Rhine Valley in excursions, Ed. Heribert Küng, Heerbrugg 1995
  • Association for the history of the Rhine valley (ed.): Rheintaler heads . Historical-biographical portraits from five centuries. Rheintaler Druckerei und Verlag AG, Berneck 2004, ISBN 3-03300265-X , p. 451 .

Illustrated books

  • Konrad Sonderegger: The Rhine Valley around 1900 . 180 views of Thal, Rheineck, St.Margrethen, Au / Heerbrugg, Berneck and Balgach. tape 1 . Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau, ISBN 978-3-85882-265-9 , p. 184 .
  • Konrad Sonderegger: The Rhine Valley around 1900 . 180 views of Widnau, Diepoldsau-Schmitter, Rebstein, Marbach, Altstätten, Eichberg, Oberriet and Rüthi. tape 2 . Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau, ISBN 978-3-85882-266-6 , p. 184 .
  • Konrad Sonderegger: The Rhine Valley around 1900 . 180 views of Sennwald, Gams, Grabs, Buchs, Sevelen and Wartau. tape 3 . Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau, ISBN 978-3-85882-267-3 , p. 184 .

See also

Web links

Commons : Alpenrheintal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A lean Rheinholzer year. (PDF) (No longer available online.) The Rheintaler, September 30, 2013, archived from the original on December 15, 2013 ; Retrieved December 5, 2013 .
  2. ^ The association Culinarium & Landwirtschaft. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved November 29, 2013 .
  3. ^ Rheintaler Ribel (GUB) ( Memento from March 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Rheintaler Ribel (GUB) Swiss Confederation, Federal Office for Agriculture, accessed on November 26, 2013
  4. Der Rheintaler: The Silicon Valley of Precision Mechanics ( Memento from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. A yes is important for the Middle Rhine Valley Tagblatt Online, article from June 11, 2007
  6. Construction project Munich - Lindau - border D / A. bauprojekte.deutschebahn.com, accessed on December 25, 2016 .
  7. How much flood should it be? (No longer available online.) The Rheintaler, June 24, 2013, archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved November 21, 2013 .
  8. Water levels , rheinregulierung.org, accessed November 30, 2013.
  9. Flood protection , rheinregulierung.org, accessed November 30, 2013.
  10. What is Rhesi , rhesi.org;
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