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Oberriet

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

Oberriet
Location of Oberriet
Oberriet
Oberriet
Coordinates: 47°19′N 9°34′E / 47.317°N 9.567°E / 47.317; 9.567
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSt. Gallen
DistrictRheintal
Government
 • MayorWalter Hess
Area
 • Total34.51 km2 (13.32 sq mi)
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total8,878
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
9463
SFOS number3254
ISO 3166 codeCH-SG
Surrounded byAltach (AT-8), Altstätten, Balgach, Diepoldsau, Eichberg, Koblach (AT-8), Mäder (AT-8), Marbach, Meiningen (AT-8), Rebstein, Rüte (AI), Rüthi
Websitewww.oberriet.ch
SFSO statistics

History edit

Oberriet is first mentioned in 891 as Cobolo. About 1290 it was mentioned as Chobilwalt and in 1417 it was first mentioned as Oberriet.[3]

Geography edit

 
Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1922)

Oberriet has an area, as of 2006, of 34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi). Of this area, 57.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[4]

The municipality is located in the Rheintal Wahlkreis. It consists of the villages of Oberriet, Eichenwies, Montlingen and Kriessern in the Rhine valley, as well as Holzrhode in the Kamor hills and the village of Kobelwald and the hamlets of Freienbach, Kobelwies and Hard. It also includes the former Imperial palace (Kaiserpfalz) at Kriessern, but not the formerly attached village of Mäder in Vorarlberg and Diepoldsau. It lies between Rüthi in the south and Eichberg in the northwest.

Coat of arms edit

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a Lion passant Sable langued and armed of the field and Sable a Cross pattee couped between in chief two Mullets Or.[5]

Demographics edit

 
Half timbered house in the center of Eichenwies

Oberriet has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 8,996.[6] As of 2007, about 11.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000), 54 are from Germany, 63 are from Italy, 461 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 115 are from Austria, 3 are from Turkey, and 88 are from another country.[7] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (94.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.8%).[4] Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000), 7,019 speak German, 8 people speak French, 41 people speak Italian, and 5 people speak Romansh.[8]

The age distribution, as of 2000, in Oberriet is; 1,043 children or 14.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1,017 teenagers or 13.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 984 people or 13.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,308 people or 17.5% are between 30 and 39, 1,016 people or 13.6% are between 40 and 49, and 816 people or 10.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 617 people or 8.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 432 people or 5.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 187 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 34 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99.[8]

In 2000 there were 634 persons (or 8.5% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 1,418 (or 19.0%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 4,790 (or 64.3%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 297 (or 4.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 81 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 31 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 45 who lived household made up of unrelated persons, and 158 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.[8]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (24.5%), the FDP (7.5%) and the SP (6.2%).[4]

In Oberriet about 66.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4] Out of the total population in Oberriet, as of 2000, the highest education level completed by 1,778 people (23.9% of the population) was Primary, while 2,742 (36.8%) have completed their secondary education, 554 (7.4%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 329 (4.4%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.[8]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1798 2,596
1850 3,909
1900 4,277
1950 5,582
2000 7,454

Economy edit

As of  2007, Oberriet had an unemployment rate of 1.25%. As of 2005, there were 380 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 127 businesses involved in this sector. 1,767 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 117 businesses in this sector. 1,194 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 200 businesses in this sector.[4]

As of October 2009 the average unemployment rate was 2.5%.[9] There were 443 businesses in the municipality of which 118 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 212 were involved in the third.[10]

As of 2000 there were 1,895 residents who worked in the municipality, while 1,960 residents worked outside Oberriet and 1,357 people commuted into the municipality for work.[11]

 
Parish church Oberriet

Religion edit

From the 2000 census, 5,920 or 79.4% are Roman Catholic, while 632 or 8.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 3 individuals (or about 0.04% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 29 individuals (or about 0.39% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 50 individuals (or about 0.67% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There is 1 individual who is Jewish, and 398 (or about 5.34% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 16 individuals (or about 0.21% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 181 (or about 2.43% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 224 individuals (or about 3.01% of the population) did not answer the question.[8]

Heritage sites of national significance edit

 
Card showing the ruins of Castles Wichenstein and Blatten

The pre-historic hill settlement on Montlingerberg and the castle ruins of Wichenstein Castle are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Oberriet in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 4 January 2010
  5. ^ Flags of the World.com 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed 4 January 2010
  6. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  7. ^ Der Kanton St. Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen - Ausgabe 2009 (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
  8. ^ a b c d e Canton St. Gallen Statistics-Hauptergebnisse der Volkszählung 2000: Regionen- und Gemeindevergleich-Personen 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
  9. ^ St Gallen Canton statistics-Unemployment (in German) accessed 30 December 2009
  10. ^ St Gallen Canton statistics-Businesses 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 31 December 2009
  11. ^ St Gallen Canton statistics-Commuters 22 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 31 December 2009
  12. ^ . A-Objects. Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS). 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

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Oberriet is a municipality in the Wahlkreis constituency of Rheintal in the canton of St Gallen in Switzerland OberrietMunicipalityCoat of armsLocation of OberrietOberrietShow map of SwitzerlandOberrietShow map of Canton of St GallenCoordinates 47 19 N 9 34 E 47 317 N 9 567 E 47 317 9 567CountrySwitzerlandCantonSt GallenDistrictRheintalGovernment MayorWalter HessArea 1 Total34 51 km2 13 32 sq mi Elevation420 m 1 380 ft Population 31 December 2018 2 Total8 878 Density260 km2 670 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 Central European Time Summer DST UTC 02 00 Central European Summer Time Postal code s 9463SFOS number3254ISO 3166 codeCH SGSurrounded byAltach AT 8 Altstatten Balgach Diepoldsau Eichberg Koblach AT 8 Mader AT 8 Marbach Meiningen AT 8 Rebstein Rute AI RuthiWebsitewww wbr oberriet wbr ch SFSO statistics Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Demographics 5 Economy 6 Religion 7 Heritage sites of national significance 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editOberriet is first mentioned in 891 as Cobolo About 1290 it was mentioned as Chobilwalt and in 1417 it was first mentioned as Oberriet 3 Geography edit nbsp Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer 1922 Oberriet has an area as of 2006 update of 34 5 km2 13 3 sq mi Of this area 57 2 is used for agricultural purposes while 25 9 is forested Of the rest of the land 12 9 is settled buildings or roads and the remainder 4 1 is non productive rivers or lakes 4 The municipality is located in the Rheintal Wahlkreis It consists of the villages of Oberriet Eichenwies Montlingen and Kriessern in the Rhine valley as well as Holzrhode in the Kamor hills and the village of Kobelwald and the hamlets of Freienbach Kobelwies and Hard It also includes the former Imperial palace Kaiserpfalz at Kriessern but not the formerly attached village of Mader in Vorarlberg and Diepoldsau It lies between Ruthi in the south and Eichberg in the northwest Coat of arms editThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a Lion passant Sable langued and armed of the field and Sable a Cross pattee couped between in chief two Mullets Or 5 Demographics edit nbsp Half timbered house in the center of Eichenwies Oberriet has a population as of 31 December 2020 of 8 996 6 As of 2007 update about 11 5 of the population was made up of foreign nationals Of the foreign population as of 2000 update 54 are from Germany 63 are from Italy 461 are from ex Yugoslavia 115 are from Austria 3 are from Turkey and 88 are from another country 7 Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7 3 Most of the population as of 2000 update speaks German 94 2 with Albanian being second most common 3 0 and Serbo Croatian being third 0 8 4 Of the Swiss national languages as of 2000 update 7 019 speak German 8 people speak French 41 people speak Italian and 5 people speak Romansh 8 The age distribution as of 2000 update in Oberriet is 1 043 children or 14 0 of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1 017 teenagers or 13 6 are between 10 and 19 Of the adult population 984 people or 13 2 of the population are between 20 and 29 years old 1 308 people or 17 5 are between 30 and 39 1 016 people or 13 6 are between 40 and 49 and 816 people or 10 9 are between 50 and 59 The senior population distribution is 617 people or 8 3 of the population are between 60 and 69 years old 432 people or 5 8 are between 70 and 79 there are 187 people or 2 5 who are between 80 and 89 and there are 34 people or 0 5 who are between 90 and 99 8 In 2000 update there were 634 persons or 8 5 of the population who were living alone in a private dwelling There were 1 418 or 19 0 persons who were part of a couple married or otherwise committed without children and 4 790 or 64 3 who were part of a couple with children There were 297 or 4 0 people who lived in single parent home while there are 81 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents 31 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives 45 who lived household made up of unrelated persons and 158 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing 8 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54 2 of the vote The next three most popular parties were the CVP 24 5 the FDP 7 5 and the SP 6 2 4 In Oberriet about 66 9 of the population between age 25 64 have completed either non mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education either university or a Fachhochschule 4 Out of the total population in Oberriet as of 2000 update the highest education level completed by 1 778 people 23 9 of the population was Primary while 2 742 36 8 have completed their secondary education 554 7 4 have attended a Tertiary school and 329 4 4 are not in school The remainder did not answer this question 8 The historical population is given in the following table 3 year population 1798 2 596 1850 3 909 1900 4 277 1950 5 582 2000 7 454Economy editAs of 2007 update Oberriet had an unemployment rate of 1 25 As of 2005 update there were 380 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 127 businesses involved in this sector 1 767 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 117 businesses in this sector 1 194 people are employed in the tertiary sector with 200 businesses in this sector 4 As of October 2009 update the average unemployment rate was 2 5 9 There were 443 businesses in the municipality of which 118 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 212 were involved in the third 10 As of 2000 update there were 1 895 residents who worked in the municipality while 1 960 residents worked outside Oberriet and 1 357 people commuted into the municipality for work 11 nbsp Parish church OberrietReligion editFrom the 2000 census update 5 920 or 79 4 are Roman Catholic while 632 or 8 5 belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church Of the rest of the population there are 3 individuals or about 0 04 of the population who belong to the Christian Catholic faith there are 29 individuals or about 0 39 of the population who belong to the Orthodox Church and there are 50 individuals or about 0 67 of the population who belong to another Christian church There is 1 individual who is Jewish and 398 or about 5 34 of the population who are Islamic There are 16 individuals or about 0 21 of the population who belong to another church not listed on the census 181 or about 2 43 of the population belong to no church are agnostic or atheist and 224 individuals or about 3 01 of the population did not answer the question 8 Heritage sites of national significance edit nbsp Card showing the ruins of Castles Wichenstein and Blatten The pre historic hill settlement on Montlingerberg and the castle ruins of Wichenstein Castle are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance 12 See also editOberriet railway stationReferences edit a b Arealstatistik Standard Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen Federal Statistical Office Retrieved 13 January 2019 Standige Wohnbevolkerung nach Staatsangehorigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde Provisorische Jahresergebnisse 2018 Federal Statistical Office 9 April 2019 Retrieved 11 April 2019 a b Oberriet in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 4 January 2010 Flags of the World com Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed 4 January 2010 Standige und nichtstandige Wohnbevolkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen Geburtsort und Staatsangehorigkeit bfs admin ch in German Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT TAB 31 December 2020 Retrieved 21 September 2021 Der Kanton St Gallen und seine Menschen in Zahlen Ausgabe 2009 in German accessed 30 December 2009 a b c d e Canton St Gallen Statistics Hauptergebnisse der Volkszahlung 2000 Regionen und Gemeindevergleich Personen Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine in German accessed 30 December 2009 St Gallen Canton statistics Unemployment in German accessed 30 December 2009 St Gallen Canton statistics Businesses Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine in German accessed 31 December 2009 St Gallen Canton statistics Commuters Archived 22 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine in German accessed 31 December 2009 Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance A Objects Federal Office for Cultural Protection BABS 1 January 2017 Archived from the original on 2 September 2016 Retrieved 6 September 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oberriet Official website in German Oberriet in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oberriet amp oldid 1215086669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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