Appenzell (village)

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 (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈapn̩ˌtsɛl] ^ⓘ) 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 of Appenzell has a special-purpose municipality, the Feuerschaugemeinde.

Appenzell
Municipality
Aerial view of Appenzell
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Appenzell
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Coordinates: 47°19′52″N 9°24′41″E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Appenzell Innerrhoden
District	Appenzell Schwende Rüte
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.appenzell.org 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.^[3]

Notable people

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

Transport

Appenzell railway station is a junction station of the Gossau–Wasserauen and the Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen railways, which are both operated by Appenzell Railways (Appenzeller Bahnen, AB). The station is served by the S21 and S23, which link Appenzell to St. Gallen, Herisau and Gossau SG, respectively, which are served by long-distance trains.

Gallery

• 
  Distillery "Appenzeller Alpenbitter" at the river Sitter and the mountain Hoher Kasten in the background
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  The village centre
• 
  Aerial view from 400 metres (1,300 ft) by Walter Mittelholzer (1922)

See also

• Tourism in Switzerland
• Appenzell Alps