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Walzenhausen
Walzenhausen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
The farm Walzenhausen was mentioned first in 1320. The church was built in 1638 in as little as nine months. This was the establishment of Walzenhausen as a municipality.
In the past textiles played an important role, but today tourism has taken this role. This is facilitated by good public transport links.
Walzenhausen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 52.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.4% is forested. The rest of the land, (13.1%) is settled.
Walzenhausen is the easternmost village in the canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It lies at 670 m (2,200 ft) and offers a panorama of Lake Constance 300 m (980 ft) below.
Grimmenstein monastery is a small exclave of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden within the municipality. During the Protestant Reformation Walzenhausen adopted the new faith, while the monastery remained catholic. After centuries of debate and conflict over the monastery lands, in 1870 the federal government declared that land within the monastery walls was part of Innerrhoden.
The Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway, operating as S26 of S-Bahn St. Gallen, links Walzenhausen with Rheineck railway station located 272 m (892 ft) below on the Chur–Rorschach railway line. The S26 service operates one or two return journeys per hour, depending on the time of day, and offers connections at Rheineck with main line services (S-Bahn and InterRegio) to the city of St. Gallen and other towns. Local buses link Walzenhausen to Heiden and St. Margrethen.
Walzenhausen has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 2,071, of which about 16.2% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.7%) and Italian being third ( 1.4%).
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Walzenhausen
Walzenhausen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
The farm Walzenhausen was mentioned first in 1320. The church was built in 1638 in as little as nine months. This was the establishment of Walzenhausen as a municipality.
In the past textiles played an important role, but today tourism has taken this role. This is facilitated by good public transport links.
Walzenhausen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 52.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.4% is forested. The rest of the land, (13.1%) is settled.
Walzenhausen is the easternmost village in the canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It lies at 670 m (2,200 ft) and offers a panorama of Lake Constance 300 m (980 ft) below.
Grimmenstein monastery is a small exclave of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden within the municipality. During the Protestant Reformation Walzenhausen adopted the new faith, while the monastery remained catholic. After centuries of debate and conflict over the monastery lands, in 1870 the federal government declared that land within the monastery walls was part of Innerrhoden.
The Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway, operating as S26 of S-Bahn St. Gallen, links Walzenhausen with Rheineck railway station located 272 m (892 ft) below on the Chur–Rorschach railway line. The S26 service operates one or two return journeys per hour, depending on the time of day, and offers connections at Rheineck with main line services (S-Bahn and InterRegio) to the city of St. Gallen and other towns. Local buses link Walzenhausen to Heiden and St. Margrethen.
Walzenhausen has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 2,071, of which about 16.2% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.7%) and Italian being third ( 1.4%).
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