Rheineck

Also known as Rheineck SG

Rheineck is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Rheineck
Swiss town.image_photo: Rheineck loewenhof 00001.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Rheineck-coat of arms.svg
Swiss town.canton: St. Gallen
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-SG
Swiss town.district: Rheintal
Swiss town.postal_code: 9424
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3235
Swiss town.area: 2.18
Swiss town.elevation: 400
Swiss town.website: rheineck.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Urs Müller
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Gaißau (AT-8), Lutzenberg (AR), Sankt Margrethen, Thal, Walzenhausen (AR)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Municipality of Switzerland
Official name: Rheineck
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Rheintal Constituency
Official language: German
Population: 3419
Area: 2.2
Elevation: 400
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Alter Rhein
Shares border with: St. Margrethen
Official website: www.rheineck.ch
Image: Rheineck Hafen.jpg
Dialing code: 071
Licence plate code: SG

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Commons category: Rheineck
postal code: 9424
P8168: Matthew Griswold
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3235

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Demographics
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Rheineck is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

==History== Rheineck is first mentioned about 1163 as castellum Rinegge. In 1218 it was mentioned as Rinegg. An older reference from the Tabula Peutingeriana which mentioned Ad Rhenum is now considered to refer to St Margrethen.

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