Vogtei Rheintal

Bailiwick of the Rhine Valley
Vogtei Rheintal
1464–1798
Coat of arms of Rheintal
Coat of arms
Eastern Switzerland in 1798, showing the Bailiwick of the Rhine Valley in grey to the right, south of Lake Constance and labelled Vogtei Rheintal
Eastern Switzerland in 1798, showing the Bailiwick of the Rhine Valley in grey to the right, south of Lake Constance and labelled Vogtei Rheintal
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire,
Condominium of the Old Swiss Confederacy
CapitalAltstätten, Kriessern
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Rheintal united under
   county of Werdenberg
 1348
• Acquired by Habsburgs
1363–95 1464
• Conquered by the
   canton of Appenzell
 
1405–08
 
1424
 
1464
March 26, 1798
 
May 1798 1798
February 19, 1803
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Toggenburg County of Toggenburg
Canton of Säntis

Vogtei Rheintal (lit.'Bailiwick of the Rhine Valley') was a condominium of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the 15th century until 1798. Its territory corresponded to the left banks of the Alpine Rhine between Hoher Kasten and Lake Constance, including the towns of Altstätten and Rheineck.

Vogtei Rheintal is presently part of the canton of St. Gallen, specifically and primarily in the constituency of Rheintal.