Rorschacherberg

History

While some of the hamlets that make up Rorschacherberg are mentioned in the 13th and 14th centuries. The region known as Ro(r)schacherberg is first mentioned in the 15th century.

Geography

Rorschacherberg has an area, , of . Of this area, 46.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Rorschach Wahlkreis. It is an agglomeration of several settlements without a true village center. It is located above Rorschach in the hills, and near Unterstaad (which is east of Rorschach) it reaches Lake Constance. It consists of the a number of hamlets such as Rorschacherberg, Koblen, Eschlen and Hüttenmoos.

Most-observed species

• Indian Balsam

  Impatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida
  15,761
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  11,999
• Japanese Knotweed

  Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
  4,595
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  4,415
• Canadian Goldenrod

  Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  3,354
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,274
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,147
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,985

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 4 — 2020-10-25
  5 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
• M 3.6 — 2020-08-08
  5 km SE of Gramais, Austria
• M 3.8 — 2018-02-01
  4 km N of Innerbraz, Austria