The town of Rorschach is located in eastern Switzerland at the southernmost point of Lake Constance. The pretty harbor town lies roughly opposite the mouth of the River Argen and to the north at the other end of Lake Constance lies the German town of Friedrichshafen. The small town lies 400 meters above sea level. Rorschach was granted market rights as early as 947 and developed into an important trading center - especially for grain traders. The granary and the many richly decorated bay windows on the main street date back to this time. The "Badhütte", dating from 1924, still stands on concrete pillars in the water. The three-winged bathing establishment is the only remaining building of its kind on the Swiss shores of Lake Constance and is still in operation. There are several important schools in Rorschach for the Rorschach-Rhine Valley catchment area.
With around 5,500 inhabitants, Rorschach is a small town. The municipality in the canton of St. Gallen forms the center of an agglomeration with around 35,000 inhabitants. However, with an area of just 1.78 km², the town is one of the smallest in Switzerland. Industrialization led to the development of Aluminiumwerke AG, Feldmühle AG (machine embroidery) and the canning factory. Rorschach is home to innovative companies such as Zollern-Mimtec AG, Kornhausbräu and Molkerei Fuchs, and the town center attracts customers with its stores. Rorschach wants to continue to develop in order to remain a popular urban center with a beautiful lakeside location. In addition to urban development, economic development is also a key development goal. A good range of educational opportunities is also important, which is why there are two important Universities among the numerous schools in Rorschach.
Rohrschach can be reached by public transport via a train station and two stops (Rorschach Hafen and Rorschach Stadt). Rail connections take you along the lake to Schaffhausen (in just over 1.5 hours), by express train to St. Gallen (in a quarter of an hour) and via St. Margrethen (in 10 minutes) to Chur (around 1 ¼ hours) and by mountain railroad to Heiden. The scheduled boats of the White Fleet dock in Rorschach harbor. This makes traveling to schools in Rorschach from the surrounding area easy and uncomplicated.
The town of Rorschach does not have its own highway connection. The nearest connections are in the municipalities of Thal and Goldach (connected via main road no. 7). Main road no. 13 takes you along the lake to Steinach, Aarbon, Romanshorn, Kreuzlingen and Stein am Rhein. To the east, take main road no. 7 via Reineck to St. Margrethen. Thanks to numerous parking facilities, you can easily reach schools in Rorschach by private transport.
In addition to the primary and secondary schools, Rorschach is home to the University of Teacher Education St. Gallen, the Swiss School of Speech Therapy, a vocational and further education center, the HPF Rorschach (serving people with disabilities), the adult education center, the cantonal school, day schools, private schools, music schools, vocational schools, vocational schools, sports schools and language schools. The schools in Rorschach are important for the Rorschach Valley and the surrounding area.
Around 100 restaurants in Rorschach spoil guests with delicacies of all kinds. Other catering options include cafés, pubs, canteens and take-aways. Typical Rorschach specialties include cheese specialties, fish from Lake Constance, e.g. whitefish fillet "Rorschach style", fish soup, ham rolls with bananas, sweet potato gratin, rice and fish gratin, buttermilk cake from the tray and Rorschach cake.
The harbor town of Rorschach is the southernmost bay on Lake Constance. The Kornhaus - an 18th century granary - is the town's landmark. Today it is home to a museum that exhibits models of pile dwellings. Visitors can stroll along the lakeside promenade or discover the unique sand sculptures built annually by artists from all over the world on the Arion meadow by the water feature. The "Badhütte" from 1924, a three-winged bathing establishment standing on concrete pillars in the water, is the only remaining structure of its kind on the Swiss shore of Lake Constance. We recommend visiting the following sights after school in Rorschach:
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