Stein is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The town lies across the Rhine River from Bad Säckingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Two bridges link the two city, one vehicular (Fridolinsbrücke) and the other, the Holzbrücke pedestrian bridge. The Stein-Säckingen railway station is located in Stein. Geography Stein has an area, , of . Of this area, or 28.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 39.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 10.3% is either rivers or lakes. Of the built up area, industrial buildings comprise approximately 8.9% of the total area; housing and buildings account for 13.9% transportation infrastructure, 13.5%, parks, with green belts and sports fields making up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 19.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 19.9% is used for growing crops and 7.1% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Fiddle Argent bendwise with neck downwards. Demographics Stein has a population () of . , 33.6% of whom are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 18.7%. Most of the population () speaks German (86.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.6%) and Albanian being third ( 3.0%). The age distribution, , in Stein is; 248 children or 8.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 317 teenagers or 11.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 407 people or 14.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 404 people or 14.3% are between 30 and 39, 513 people or 18.2% are between 40 and 49, and 400 people or 14.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 264 people or 9.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 168 people or 5.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 94 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 10 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older. the average number of residents per living room was