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Alter Rhein
The Alter Rhein
Location
Countries	Austria and Switzerland

The Alter Rhein (German pronunciation: [ˈaltɐ ˈʁaɪ̯n] ; German for Old Rhine) is the old river bed of the Alpine Rhine in St. Gallen and Vorarlberg in the Alpine Rhine Valley, which was cut off when the Rhine was straightened during the 20th century. These cut-off arms have become valuable recreational areas and a nature reserve.

In 1900, the short-cut at Fussach was completed, linking the natural course of the Rhine just upstream of Höchst and St. Margrethen directly to a new outflow into Lake Constance. The old river course downstream of this point, via Rheineck to Altenrhein on the shore of Lake Constance, became known as the Alter Rhein and continues to form the border between Austria and Switzerland. The arm is navigable from the lake to Rheineck, and is used by the Swiss shipping services on the lake to reach landing stages adjacent to Rheineck railway station.

In 1906, the Rheintaler Binnenkanal ("Rhine Valley Inland Canal") was dug, connecting Sennwald to St. Margrethen. In 1923, another short-cut was completed at Diepoldsau, creating another dead branch, also named Alter Rhein.

For the straighening of the Alpine Rhine, the so-called Rhine Regulation, an industrial railway, the International Rhine Regulation Railway, was constructed on both sides of the river, the tracks of which still mostly exist today.

The area between the Old and New Rhine forms the nature reserve Rhine Delta (not to be confused with the Rhine Delta in the Netherlands).

• Painting by Max Bach (1841-1914) of the view of Rheineck and the former mouth of the Rhine into Lake Constance
• The Alter Rhein near Höchst
• The Alter Rhein at Hohenems, on the border with Diepoldsau

External links

• Media related to Alter Rhein at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Tributaries of the Rhine
Left	Vorderrhein Aua da Russein Schmuèr Alpine Rhine Vorderrhein Tamina Saar Alter Rhein Rheintaler Binnenkanal Upper Lake Constance Goldach Aach (Arbon) Aach (Romanshorn) Seerhein Grenzbach Dorfbach Lower Lake Constance Anderbach High Rhine Thur Töss Glatt Aare Sissle Möhlinbach Ergolz Birs Upper Rhine Birsig Ill Moder Sauer Lauter Spiegelbach Queich Speyerbach Rehbach Isenach Eckbach Eisbach Pfrimm Selz Middle Rhine Welzbach Nahe Moselle Nette Brohlbach Ahr Lower Rhine Erft
Right	Vorderrhein Rein da Tuma Rein da Curnera Rein da Medel Rein da Sumvitg Glogn Rabiusa Hinterrhein Ragn da Ferrera Albula/Alvra Alpine Rhine Hinterrhein Plessur Landquart Mülbach Liechtenstein inland canal Ill Frutz Upper Lake Constance Dornbirner Ach Bregenzer Ach Leiblach Argen Schussen Rotach Brunnisach Lipbach Seefelder Aach Stockacher Aach Lower Lake Constance Radolfzeller Aach High Rhine Biber Durach Wutach Alb Murg Wehra Upper Rhine Wiese Kander Elz Kinzig Rench Acher Murg Alb Pfinz Saalbach Kraichbach Leimbach Neckar Weschnitz Modau Main Middle Rhine Wisper Lahn Wied Lower Rhine Sieg Wupper Düssel Ruhr Emscher Lippe IJssel Oude IJssel/Issel Berkel Schipbeek

v t e Lake Constance (Bodensee)
Austria Vorarlberg Bregenz Germany Baden-Württemberg Bodenseekreis Konstanz Bavaria Lindau Switzerland Appenzell Ausserrhoden Schaffhausen St. Gallen Rorschach Thurgau Arbon Frauenfeld Kreuzlingen
Settlements	Austria Bregenz Hard Höchst Hörbranz Fussach Gaissau Lochau Germany Allensbach Bodman-Ludwigshafen Eriskirch Friedrichshafen Gaienhofen Hagnau Immenstaad Konstanz Dingelsdorf Litzelstetten Paradies Petershausen Wallhausen Kressbronn Langenargen Lindau Meersburg Moos Nonnenhorn Öhningen Radolfzell Reichenau Sipplingen Stetten Überlingen Hödingen Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Unteruhldingen Wasserburg Switzerland Altnau Arbon Berlingen Bottighofen Egnach Ermatingen Triboltingen Eschenz Frasnacht Goldach Gottlieben Güttingen Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Lutzenberg Mammern Münsterlingen Romanshorn Rorschach Rorschacherberg Salmsach Salenstein Steinach Steckborn Stein am Rhein Tägerwilen Tägermoos Thal Uttwil Walzenhausen Wolfhalden
Islands	Bodanrück Peninsula Dominicans Island Entlibühl Galgeninsel Hoy Liebesinsel Lindau Mainau Mettnau Peninsula Reichenau Triboldingerbohl Vogelinsel Werd
Rivers	Aach Argen Bregenzer Ach Brunnisach Dornbirner Ach Leiblach Lipbach Radolfzeller Aach Rhine Alpine Rhine Alter Rhein High Rhine Seerhein Rotach Schussen Seefelder Aach Stockacher Aach
Valleys	Marien Gorge Spetzgarter Gorge
Mountains	Allgäu Alps Pfänder Appenzell Alps Bregenz Forest Mountains Hegau Hohenkrähen Hohenstoffeln Hohentwiel Schiener Berg Seerücken
Landmarks	Obersee Bay of Bregenz Constance Hopper Überlinger See Rhine Delta Untersee Gnadensee Markelfinger Winkel Rheinsee Wollmatinger Ried Zeller See Buildings Alt Dettingen Castle Arbon Castle Arenenberg Castle Bernegg Castle Castell Castle Eugensberg Castle Freudenfels Castle Gottlieben Castle Heiligenberg Castle Hohenfels Castle Hohenklingen Castle Hohentwiel Castle Konstanz Minster Louisenberg Castle Mammern Castle Meersburg Castle New Castle (Meersburg) Petershausen Abbey Reichenau Abbey Seeburg Castle Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey Touristic Bregenzer Festspiele Pile Dwellings Museum Sea Life (Konstanz) Zeppelin Museum
Transportation	Altenrhein Airport Friedrichshafen Airport Pfänderbahn Train Ferries Railway Bodensee–Toggenburg Railway Gürtelbahn International Rhine Regulation Railway Rheineck–Walzenhausen Mountain Railway Rorschach–Heiden Railway Seehas SWEG Thurbo Chur–Rorschach S2 S4 S5 S7 Friedrichshafen–Lindau RB 93 High Rhine Line S6 RE 2 Lake Line S1 S7 S14 S44 RE1 Radolfzell–Mengen RB 31 S 61 RE 3 Stahringen–Friedrichshafen RB 31 RE 3 St. Margrethen–Lauterach S3 S7 R5 Vorarlberg Line S1 S3 S7 S-Bahn Bodensee St. Gallen Vorarlberg Stations Allensbach Altnau Arbon Arbon Seemoosriet Berlingen Bermatingen-Ahausen Bottighofen Bregenz Bregenz Hafen Bregenz Riedenburg Egnach Enzisweiler Eriskirch Ermatingen Eschenz Friedrichshafen Stadt Friedrichshafen-Fischbach Friedrichshafen Hafen Friedrichshafen Kluftern Friedrichshafen Landratsamt Friedrichshafen-Manzell Friedrichshafen Ost Güttingen Hard-Fussach Hegne Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Hafen Konstanz Konstanz-Fürstenberg Konstanz-Petershausen Konstanz-Wollmatingen Kressbronn Kurzrickenbach Seepark Landschlacht Langenargen Lauterach Unterfeld Lindau-Aeschach Lindau-Insel Lindau-Reutin Lochau-Hörbranz Ludwigshafen (Bodensee) Lustenau Mammern Mannenbach-Salenstein Markdorf (Baden) Markelfingen Münsterlingen-Scherzingen Münsterlingen Spital Nonnenhorn Nussdorf Radolfzell Reichenau (Baden) Rheineck Rorschach Rorschach Hafen Romanshorn Ruderbach Salem (Baden) Sandbüchel Schwendi bei Heiden Seebleiche Sipplingen Staad Stahringen Steckborn Stein am Rhein Steinach St. Margrethen Tägerwilen-Gottlieben Triboltingen Überlingen Überlingen Therme Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Uttwil Walzenhausen Wartensee Wasserburg Wienacht-Tobel
Films	Jezioro Bodeńskie
People	Henry Dunant Ferdinand von Zeppelin

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