Geography
Stein am Rhein has an area, as of 2006, of 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 29.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 22% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The municipalities of Hemishofen, and Stein am Rhein are considering a merger for some time in the future into a new municipality that will have an as yet (as of 2009) undetermined name.
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