Altstätten

Altstätten is a small town of Suisse, in the Canton of Saint-Gall (District of Rheintal).

This city was ruined by the seat which it had to support against the Austrians in 1419.

Geography

Larger commune of the valley of the the Rhine, Altstätten is the medical center and school of the area.

History

The name of Altstätten is mentioned for the first time into 853. The city, strengthened in XIIIe to be used as a basis soldier for the convent of Saint-Gall, was high with the row of city in 1298. The city was burnt in 1410.

Economy

Toko AG, articles of care for the skis and machines to wax Site of the company

Transport

Highway A13 St Margrethen - Bellinzone, left 2 and 5
Railway line CF Saint-Gall - Coire, to 39 km of Saint-Gall and to 68 km of Coire
Railway line Altstätten - Merry - Saint-Gall of the company Appenzeller Bahnen
Line of bus for Heerbrugg
Line of bus for Buchs

Demonstrations

Gone of the Candlemas, first Thursday of February
Sunday of Carnival: procession of Röllelibutzen

Personalities

Gardi Hutter, clown and auteure

Sports

FC Altstätten

Curiosities

continuous Arcades above Marktgasse
Parish church Saint Nicolas's Day , mentioned for the first time in 1303. rebuilt in 1909-1910 in the style néo-baroque.
reformed Church , of neo-gothic style, built in 1904-1906.
Church of Good-Pasteur (Gut-Hirt-Kirche), construction of 1966. Inside, mural reliefs of Coghuf.
Town hall , construction of 1959-1960.
Reburg baroque, rebuilt in 1772.
Prestegg , in Obergasse, built in 1488 to be used as residence seigneuriale with ministerial of Saint-Gall von Rappenstein. (today historical museum with regional collections).
Frauenhof builds in second half of XVe century, very altered.
Saint-Placid Vault , built in 1646 by the convent of Saint-Gall, small sanctuary sams chorus overcome by a Skylight.
Convent of Nasturtiums of Our-Lady-of-Good-Help (Maria-Hilf) outside the city. Devoted in 1616, increased in 1733-1734, church altered in 1966. Inside Gothic Pietà (1350-1370).
Forstkapelle (vault of the Forests) of the low Middle Ages on a hill in the south of the locality (seen on the plain of the valley of the Rhine).
Castle-extremely of Neu-Altstätten , mentioned in 1388, rebuilt after being destroyed in 1404.

External bonds

historical Dictionary of Switzerland

Partial source

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