Rieden, Switzerland
village and former municipality in Gommiswald in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Rieden (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈriːdn̩] ) 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.
History
Rieden is first mentioned in 1045 as Rieta.
Geography
Rieden had an area, as of 2006, 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.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, St.
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