Appenzell Inner Rhodes

Appenzell District is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It has a population of 5,793. The area of Appenzell is 16.88 km2.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kunstmuseum Appenzell and Appenzell railway station.

Appenzell railway station

Railway station

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Appenzell railway station is a railway station in the district of Appenzell, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. It is located at the junction of the 1,000 mm metre gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen and Gossau–Wasserauen lines of Appenzell Railways.

Appenzell Castle

Castle

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Appenzell Castle is a castle in the Appenzell District of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It is one of a few 16th century stone buildings in Appenzell. It is part of the Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Appenzell and Gais.

Appenzell

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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.

Gais

Village

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Gais is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is 21.21 km2. In 1977, the village Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.