Região de Werdenberg
Introdução
A região de Werdenberg está situada no Vale do Reno de São Galo na fronteira leste da Suíça. Ela abrange as comunas administrativas de Sennwald (Frümsen , Haag, Salez , Sax e Sennwald), Gams, Grabs, Buchs, Sevelen e Wartau (Azmoos, Trübbach, Weite, Oberschan e Malans) e faz fronteira com o Principado do Liechtenstein, Heidiland, Toggenburg e Vale do Reno de São Galo.
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.
