Village Appenzell
Appenzell is a village, though considered as a town by the FSO, and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland.
Appenzell has no municipal government of its own; rather, the different parts of Appenzell belong to and are governed by the districts Appenzell and Schwende-Rüte. Because of that, for firefighting, energy and water, the village Appenzell has a special-purpose municipality, the Feuerschaugemeinde.
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 Aerial view of Appenzell | |
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| Coordinates: 47°20′N 09°25′E / 47.333°N 9.417°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Appenzell Innerrhoden |
| District | |
| Government | |
| • Executive | none |
| • Parliament | none |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Landsgemeindeplatz) | 777 m (2,549 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 5,750 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Appenzeller(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9050 |
| SFOS number | n/a |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AI |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
History
In 1071 the village was referred to as Abbacella. By 1223 this changed to Abbatiscella, meaning the Abbot's cell. This refers to the abbot of the Abbey of Saint Gall.
The buildings in the village core, the parish church, the 1563 town hall, the Salesis house, the ruins of Castle Clanx and the state archives with the administration building are listed as heritage sites of national significance.
Notable people
- Roman Signer (born 1938 in Appenzell) a visual artist who works in sculpture, art installations photography, and video.
Gallery
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Distillery "Appenzeller Alpenbitter" at the river Sitter and the mountain Hoher Kasten in the background -
The village centre -
Aerial view from 400 metres (1000') by Walter Mittelholzer (1922)
References
External links
- Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). p. 221.
- Appenzell Tourism
- Appenzell (in German)
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