Switzerland
Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Bezirk Mittelland

Gais

Gais is a village and a municipality in the canton of 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.
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  • Type: Village with 3,120 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH3022” and “Gais AR”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gäbris and Gais railway station.

Peak
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is a mountain of the Appenzell Alps, overlooking Gais in the canton of , Switzerland.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of Gais, in the canton of . It is located at the junction of the 1,000 mm metre gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen and Altstätten–Gais lines of Appenzell Railways.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the district of , in the canton of . It is located on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen line of Appenzell Railways.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Appenzell and Trogen.

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is a village, though considered as a town by the FSO, and the capital of the canton of in . has no municipal government of its own; rather, the different parts of belong to and are governed by the districts and Schwende-Rüte.

Village
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is a municipality in the canton of in . The town is the seat of the canton's judicial authorities. is situated 5 km north of Gais.

Village
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Teufen is a municipality in the canton of in . is situated 6 km northwest of Gais.

Gais

Latitude
47.3625° or 47° 21′ 45″ north
Longitude
9.4543° or 9° 27′ 15″ east
Population
3,120
Elevation
983 metres (3,225 feet)
Open location code
8FVF9F73+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240069031
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7285884
Wiki­data ID
Q67171
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Gais” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Gais”
  • Basque: “Gais”
  • Breton: “Gais”
  • Catalan: “Gais”
  • Cebuano: “Gais”
  • Chinese: “Gais”
  • Chinese: “盖斯”
  • Chuvash: “Гайс”
  • Czech: “Gais”
  • Dutch: “Gais”
  • Esperanto: “Gais AR”
  • French: “Gais”
  • German: “Gais (Appenzell Ausserrhoden)”
  • German: “Gais AR”
  • German: “Gais”
  • Hungarian: “Gais (Appenzell Ausserrhoden)”
  • Hungarian: “Gais AR”
  • Hungarian: “Gais”
  • Irish: “Gais”
  • Italian: “Gais”
  • Korean: “가이스”
  • Lombard: “Gais”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Gais”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gais”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gais”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gais”
  • Piemontese: “Gais”
  • Polish: “Gais”
  • Portuguese: “Gais”
  • Romanian: “Gais, Elveția”
  • Romanian: “Gais”
  • Russian: “Гайс”
  • Slovenian: “Gais”
  • Spanish: “Gais”
  • Swedish: “Gais, Appenzell Ausserrhoden”
  • Swedish: “Gais”
  • Swiss German: “Gais AR”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Gais AR”
  • Turkish: “Gais”
  • Ukrainian: “Гайс”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Gais”
  • Uzbek: “Gais”
  • Uzbek: “Gays”
  • Venetian: “Gais (Svisara)”
  • Venetian: “Gais”
  • Volapük: “Gais”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gais”
  • Welsh: “Gais”

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