Rankweil
Encyclopedia
Rankweil is a town beautifully situated in the River-Rhine-Valley (Rheintal
), Vorarlberg
, Austria
, part of the district Feldkirch
. As of 2002 it has a population of 11,443. Attractions include its Basilica
. It is also the hometown of the former Olympic ski champion Mario Reiter
.
Images of the Rankweil Basilica:http://members.aon.at/basilika.rankweil/assets/images/baaukl.jpg, http://members.aon.at/basilika.rankweil/assets/duplicate3/Basauf.jpg, http://members.aon.at/basilika.rankweil/assets/duplicate3/Basinn.jpg
Rheintal
Rheintal is a Wahlkreis of the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, formed under the new constitution of the canton on 10 June 2001...
), Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, part of the district Feldkirch
Feldkirch (district)
The Bezirk Feldkirch is an administrative district in Vorarlberg, Austria.Area of the district is 278.26 km², population is 98,717 , and population density 350 persons per km²...
. As of 2002 it has a population of 11,443. Attractions include its Basilica
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
. It is also the hometown of the former Olympic ski champion Mario Reiter
Mario Reiter
Mario Reiter is a former alpine skier from Austria. He won the gold medal in the combined event at the 1998 Olympics of Nagano. He retired from alpine skiing after the 2000/2001 season.-World Cup victories:...
.
Images of the Rankweil Basilica:http://members.aon.at/basilika.rankweil/assets/images/baaukl.jpg, http://members.aon.at/basilika.rankweil/assets/duplicate3/Basauf.jpg, http://members.aon.at/basilika.rankweil/assets/duplicate3/Basinn.jpg
