Rorschach 386893 216087223 2008-05-31T00:43:45Z Gilliam 506179 sp {{dablink|This article is about the city. For other uses, see [[Rorschach (disambiguation)]].}} {{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Rorschach | municipality_name = Rorschach | municipality_type = Gemeinde | imagepath_coa = Wappen_Rorschach.png|pixel_coa= | map = | languages = German | canton = St. Gallen | iso-code-region = CH-SG | district = [[Rorschach (Wahlkreis)|Wahlkreis Rorschach]] | lat_d=47|lat_m=28|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=30|long_EW=E | postal_code = 9400 | municipality_code = 3215 | area = 1.78 | elevation = 400|elevation_description= | population = 8628|populationof = January 2004 | popofyear = 2004 | website = www.rorschach.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Goldach]], [[Horn, Switzerland|Horn]] (TG), [[Rorschacherberg]] | twintowns = [[Sopron]] (Hungary) |}} '''Rorschach''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of [[Rorschach (Wahlkreis)|Rorschach]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[St. Gallen (canton)|St. Gallen]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is south of the [[Lake Constance]] (German: Bodensee) As of 2003, it had a population of 9000 (approx.) and a surface of [[1 E6 m²|1.78 km²]]. The place was first mentioned in [[850]] as ''Rorscahun''. In [[947]], [[Otto I]] granted the [[abbey of St. Gall|abbot of St. Gall]] the right for markets, coinage and tariffs at Rorschach. Sights include the ''Kornhaus'', lake promenade, aviation museum in [[Altenrhein]], the [[abbey Mariaberg]], as well as the [[St. Anna castle|St. Anna]], [[Wartensee castle|Wartensee]], [[Sulzberg castle|Sulzberg]] and [[Wartegg castle]]s. The city is governed by a city council, headed by mayor Thomas Müller ([[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]], elected 2003), and a parliament. == Transport == The train lines link the city to [[St. Gallen]], [[St. Margrethen]], [[Romanshorn]]. A [[rack railway]], the [[Rorschach-Heiden-Bahn]], leads to [[Heiden, Switzerland|Heiden]] (800 m [[Above mean sea level|a.s.l.]]). In [[1856]], the station became the [[terminal station|terminus]] of the line Zurich-St. Gallen. In Former times, train wagons even had been transported over the Lake Constance thus it was possible to reach Heiden from [[Frankfurt]] and also Berlin without changing the seat. == Gallery == <gallery> Image:Schweiz_Rorschach_001.jpg|Town Office Image:Schweiz_Rorschach_004.jpg|Corn House Image:Schweiz_Rorschach_002.jpg|Railway Station Image:Bodensee_bei_Rorschach.jpg|Sun Rise over the Bodensse Image:Schweiz_Rorschach_006.jpg|boats at the Bodensee shore Image:Schweiz_Rorschach_003.jpg|Bodensee shore </gallery> == External links == *[http://www.rorschach.ch City] {{de icon}} *[http://www.tourist-rorschach.ch Tourism information] {{de icon}} {{Municipalities of the district of Rorschach}} [[Category:Cities in Switzerland]] [[Category:Cities on Lake Constance]] [[als:Rorschach]] [[ca:Rorschach]] [[de:Rorschach]] [[es:Rorschach]] [[eo:Rorschach]] [[fr:Rorschach (Saint-Gall)]] [[it:Rorschach (Svizzera)]] [[nl:Rorschach (gemeente)]] [[pt:Rorschach]] [[rm:Rorschach]] [[ru:Роршах]] [[vo:Rorschach]]