Rebstein

Geschichte

Rebstein is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.HistoryRebstein is first mentioned in 1270 as Rebistain.GeographyRebstein has an area, of 4.3km2. 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.Coat of armsThe 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 Rebe are growing from a stone stein.DemographicsRebstein has a population of., about 28.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 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 speaks German (85.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 6.0%) and Italian being third ( 1.7%). Of the Swiss national languages, 3,466 speak German, 7 people speak French, 70 people speak Italian, and 5 people speak Romansh.