Place:Appenzell (village)

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Short description: Village in Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
Appenzell
Municipality in Switzerland
Aerial view of Appenzell
Aerial view of Appenzell
Flag of Appenzell
Flag
Coat of arms of Appenzell
Coat of arms
Appenzell is located in Switzerland
Appenzell
Appenzell
Appenzell is located in Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden
Appenzell
Appenzell
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : Template:Swiss populations data CH-AI) 47°20′N 09°25′E / 47.333°N 9.417°E / 47.333; 9.417
CountrySwitzerland
CantonAppenzell Innerrhoden
District
  • Appenzell
  • Schwende
  • Rüte
Government
 • Executivenone
 • Parliamentnone
Elevation
(Landsgemeindeplatz)
777 m (2,549 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total6,000
Demonym(s)German: Appenzeller(in)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
9050
SFOS numbern/a
Websiten/a
SFSO statistics

Appenzell is a village,[1][2][3] though considered as a town by the FSO,[4] 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.[5] Because of that, for firefighting, energy and water, the village Appenzell has a special-purpose municipality, the Feuerschaugemeinde.

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.[3]

Notable people

  • Roman Signer (born 1938 in Appenzell) a visual artist who works in sculpture, art installations photography, and video.

Gallery

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Geschichtliches über das Dorf Appenzell" (in de). Appenzell, AI: District Appenzell. http://www.appenzell.org/de/portrait/geschichtefs/. 
  2. ↑ Achilles Weishaupt: Appenzell (district) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2011-10-06. Quote: "Das Dorf A. liegt inmitten des Talkessels der Sitter an der mittleren Ostgrenze des Bez. A. [The village A. is situated in the middle of the Sitter valley floor on the central eastern border of district A.]"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 (in de, fr, it) A-Objekte. Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler Bedeutung. Berne, Switzerland: Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz BABS. 1 April 2010. http://www.babs.admin.ch/de/aufgabenbabs/kgs/inventar/a-objekte.html. Retrieved 2018-08-24. "Mittelalterliches / neuzeitliches Dorf [Medieval / contemporary village]". 
  4. ↑ (in de, fr) (PDF) Statistik der Schweizer Städte 2018. Statistisches Jahrbuch des Schweizerischen Städteverbandes. Berne / Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Swiss Towns Association / Swiss Federal Statistical Office FSO. 17 April 2018. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/de/home/statistiken/raum-umwelt/nomenklaturen/stst.assetdetail.415869.html. Retrieved 2018-08-24. 
  5. ↑ "Statistische Werte Bezirk Appenzell" (in de). Appenzell, AI: District Appenzell. http://www.appenzell.org/de/portrait/gemeindeinzahlen/. "Politische Aufteilung Dorf Appenzell [Political division of the village Appenzell]" 

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