Rüte

History

Rüte is first mentioned around 1420-21 as Rütiner rod. On 1 May 2022, the former districts of Rüte and Schwende merged to form the new district of Schwende-Rüte.

Geography

Rüte has an area, , of . Of this area, 55.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 9.1% is unproductive land. The district stretches from Altmann in the south to the hill country around the Hirschberg in the north. It includes the villages of Brülisau, Eggerstanden and Steinegg as well as portion of Weissbad between the Brüel, Schwendebach and Sitter rivers and the eastern portion of the Appenzell. The administrative center of the district is Steinegg.

Most-observed species

• Indian Balsam

  Impatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida
  13,766
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  10,734
• Japanese Knotweed

  Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
  3,942
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  3,650
• Canadian Goldenrod

  Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  2,977
• Early Goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Giant goldenrod

  Solidago gigantea Aiton · Magnoliopsida
  2,619
• common frog

  Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 · Amphibia
  2,318
• Fire salamander

  Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
  2,134

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