Rieden, Switzerland
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 47°13′N 9°3′E / 47.217°N 9.050°ECoordinates: 47°13′N 9°3′E / 47.217°N 9.050°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | St. Gallen | |
| District | See-Gaster | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Martin Bosshard | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11.42 km2 (4.41 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 685 | |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8739 | |
| SFOS number | 3314 | |
| Surrounded by | Ebnat-Kappel, Gommiswald, Kaltbrunn | |
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Rieden is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Rieden and Ernetschwil merged into the municipality of Gommiswald.
Rieden is first mentioned in 1045 as Rieta.
Rieden had an area, as of 2006[update], of 11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 39.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.7%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The former municipality is located in the See-Gaster Wahlkreis on a terrace above and east of the Linth valley. It consists of the Haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Rieden and scattered, individual farm houses.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, St. Magnus stantant clad as monk and cloaked Sable haloed Gules holding in dexter a Staff topped with a Cross Sable.
Rieden had a population (as of 2011) of 685. As of 2007[update], about 5.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 15 are from Germany, 2 are from Italy, 5 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 2 are from Austria, and 5 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.2%), with Romanian being second most common ( 0.4%) and French being third ( 0.3%). Of the Swiss national languages (as of 2000[update]), 694 speak German, 2 people speak French, 2 people speak Italian,
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