Rebstein

Coat of arms

Rebstein

Location of Rebstein

Coordinates: 47°24′N 9°35′E / 47.400°N 9.583°ECoordinates: 47°24′N 9°35′E / 47.400°N 9.583°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Andreas Eggenberger

Area

• Total

4.39 km² (1.69 sq mi)

Elevation

411 m (1,348 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

4,462

• Density

1,000/km² (2,600/sq mi)

Postal code

9445

SFOS number

3255

Surrounded by

Balgach, Marbach, Oberriet, Reute (AR)

Website

www.rebstein.ch
SFSO statistics

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

Rebstein is first mentioned in 1270 as Rebistain.

Rebstein has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 60.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 30.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the Rheintal Wahlkreis. It stretchs from the Rheintaler Binnenkanal (a flood control canal on the Rhine) to the Appenzell foot hills.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a Vine issuant from a Stone proper. The coat of arms is an example of canting where the vines German: Rebe are growing from a stone German: stein.

Rebstein has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 4,462. As of 2007^[update], about 28.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000^[update]), 106 are from Germany, 48 are from Italy, 523 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 108 are from Austria, 85 are from Turkey, and 210 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (85.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 6.0%) and Italian being third ( 1.7%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000^[update]), 3,466 speak German, 7 people speak French, 70 people speak Italian, and 5 people speak Romansh.

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