Appenzell (village)

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This article is about the village. For the historical canton, see Appenzell. For the district, see Appenzell District. For other uses, see Appenzell (disambiguation).
Appenzell
Aerial view of Appenzell
Aerial view of Appenzell
Coat of arms of Appenzell
Coat of arms
Country Switzerland
Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
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Government
 • Executive none
 • Parliament none
Elevation (Landsgemeindeplatz) 777 m (2,549 ft)
Population (2018)
 • Total 6,000
Demonym(s) German: Appenzeller(in)
Postal code 9050
SFOS number n/a
Website n/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, Schwende and 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

  • Brennerei "Appenzeller Alpenbitter" an der Sitter in Appenzell.jpg

    Distillery "Appenzeller Alpenbitter" at the river Sitter and the mountain Hoher Kasten in the background

  • Appenzell Zentrum.jpeg

    The village centre

  • ETH-BIB-Appenzell, Übersicht aus 400 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-002804.tif

    Aerial view from 400 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1922)

References

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External links

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  • Appenzell Tourism
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  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.]"
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