Werdenberg region
Intro
تقع منطقة فيردينبيرغ في وادي سانت غالين راين على الحدود الشرقية من سويسرا. ويشمل الكميونات الإدارية لسينفالد (فرومسين، هاغ، ساليز، ساكس وسينفالد)، غامز، غرابز، بوخس، سيفيلين وفارتو (ازموز، تروباخ، فايته، اوبيرشان ومالانس) ومقاطعات ليختينشتاين، هايدلايند، توغنبورغ، ووادي سانت غالين راين.
Werdenberg has a rich cultural history, as is borne out by its numerous monuments. As a living counterpart to these, the various villages in the region organize a programme of cultural events, including exhibitions of contemporary art. And by the way, the region owes its name to the little town of Werdenberg, which was first mentioned in a document dated 1289. Originally a fortified town, Werdenberg was one of only a few to be granted market rights. It is also the only wooden medieval settlement in Switzerland to have retained its town-like character. Thanks to a stroke of extraordinarily good luck, this little jewel of a town was spared the ravages of war and fire that elsewhere caused so much death and destruction over the centuries and so has survived for generations intact.
