The hamlet was established in the Middle Ages near the castle . In the old well-preserved village center is a church , which was mentioned for the first time on September 7 , 751 as the “ church at that place , which is called Raudinleim . ” The charter is preserved in the archives of Abbey of St. Gallen . After the St. Gallus Church collapsed as a result of the Basel earthquake of 1356 , Margrave Rudolf III ordered the construction of a new church , but it used the preserved parts of the Romanesque predecessor . The new larger church was built in Gothic style , and the church interior expanded with the Erhardus Chapel on the north side with reticulated vaulting and the George Chapel in the east to the left of the choir as a mortuary chapel for the family of the margrave . The new church was consecrated in 1401 . The Rötteln Church and also Rötteln Castle are illuminated at night and thus are visible from a distance . The church was thoroughly restored from September 2004 to 2005
Basel earthquake of 1356
1356 Basel earthquake
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