Rorschacherberg is a
municipality
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in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of
Rorschach in the
canton
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of
St. Gallen in
Switzerland
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.
History
While some of the
hamlets
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that make up Rorschacherberg are mentioned in the 13th and 14th centuries. The region known as ''Ro(r)schacherberg'' is first mentioned in the 15th century.
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Geography
Rorschacherberg has an area, , of . Of this area, 46.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[
The municipality is located in the Rorschach ''Wahlkreis''. It is an agglomeration of several settlements without a true village center. It is located above Rorschach in the hills, and near Unterstaad (which is east of Rorschach) it reaches ]Lake Constance
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. It consists of the a number of hamlets such as Rorschacherberg, Koblen, Eschlen and Hüttenmoos.
Coat of arms
The blazon
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of the municipal coat of arms
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is ''Azure five Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper slipped Vert and conjoined issuant from Coupeaux Or on a Base Azure two bars of the first.''
Demographics
Rorschacherberg has a population (as of ) of . , about 23.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (), 172 are from Germany
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, 303 are from Italy
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, 379 are from ex-Yugoslavia
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, 118 are from Austria
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, 163 are from Turkey
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, and 244 are from another country.[Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009]
accessed 30 December 2009 Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (88.0%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Italian being third ( 2.9%).
accessed 5 January 2010 Of the Swiss national languages (), 5,708 speak German
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, 19 people speak French
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, 186 people speak Italian
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, and 5 people speak Romansh.[
The age distribution, , in Rorschacherberg is; 766 children or 11.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 853 teenagers or 13.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 668 people or 10.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 970 people or 15.0% are between 30 and 39, 982 people or 15.1% are between 40 and 49, and 898 people or 13.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 574 people or 8.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 462 people or 7.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 260 people or 4.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 50 people or 0.8% who are between 90 and 99.][Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen]
accessed 30 December 2009
there were 941 persons (or 14.5% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 1,504 (or 23.2%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 3,344 (or 51.6%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 383 (or 5.9%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 34 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 39 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 39 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 199 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.[
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (20.7%), the SP (17.6%) and the FDP (13.9%).][
In Rorschacherberg about 73.1% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory ]upper secondary education
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or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule
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'').[ Out of the total population in Rorschacherberg, , the highest education level completed by 1,553 people (24.0% of the population) was ]Primary
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, while 2,541 (39.2%) have completed their secondary education, 753 (11.6%) have attended a Tertiary
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school, and 207 (3.2%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.[
The historical population is given in the following table:]
Economy
, Rorschacherberg had an unemployment rate of 2.41%. , there were 60 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 24 businesses involved in this sector. 334 people are employed in the secondary sector
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and there are 49 businesses in this sector. 905 people are employed in the tertiary sector
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, with 115 businesses in this sector.[
the average unemployment rate was 3.8%. There were 192 businesses in the municipality of which 51 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 118 were involved in the third.
there were 667 residents who worked in the municipality, while 2,697 residents worked outside Rorschacherberg and 863 people commuted into the municipality for work.
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Religion
From the , 3,122 or 48.2% are Roman Catholic
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, while 1,974 or 30.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
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. Of the rest of the population, there are 6 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 200 individuals (or about 3.08% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 234 individuals (or about 3.61% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 286 (or about 4.41% of the population) who are Islam
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ic. There are 27 individuals (or about 0.42% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 588 (or about 9.07% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
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or atheist
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, and 46 individuals (or about 0.71% of the population) did not answer the question.[
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Sights
The ''Schlosslandschaft Rorschach / Alter Rhein'', a number of castles in a region along the Rhine river, is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
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. The ''Schlosslandschaft'' is shared between Berg
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, Goldach
Goldach is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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Goldach is first mentioned in 789 as ''Goldaha'', though this comes from a later copy of the original document. In ...
, Mörschwil
Mörschwil is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
History
Mörschwil is first mentioned in 811 as ''Maurini vilare''. In 1389 it was mentioned as ''Mörswile''.
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, Rheineck
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 ...
, Rorschacherberg, St. Margrethen
St. Margrethen (Saint Margrethen/Sankt Margrethen) is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located on the Swiss–Austrian border.
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St. Margrethen has an ar ...
, Steinach, Thal and Tübach
Tübach is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Rorschach (Wahlkreis), Rorschach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Geography
Tübach has an are ...
.ISOS site
accessed 8 December 2009
Transportation
There are two railway stations within the municipality, Seebleiche and Sandbüchel, both of which are located on the Rorschach–Heiden railway
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line and served by an hourly S-Bahn
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service ( S25 of St. Gallen S-Bahn).
References
External links
Official website
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