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Encyclopedia > Appenzell (town)

Appenzell is the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is a canton of Switzerland. ...


Parts of the town Appenzell belongs to the districts Appenzell, Schwende and Rüte. Because of that, for firefighting, energy and water, the town Appenzell has a special-purpose municipality, the Feuerschaugemeinde. Appenzell is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. ... Schwende is a municipality of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. ... Rüte is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. ...


History

In 1071 the town was referred to was Abbacella. By 1223 this changed to Abbatiscella, meaning the Abbot's cell. This refers to the landlord of the abbey. Events Byzantine Empire loses Battle of Manzikert to Turkish army under Alp Arslan. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... // Events August 6 - Louis VIII is crowned King of France. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... A landlord, or landlady, is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called the tenant. ... An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, which is derived from the Syriac abba, father), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serve as the spiritual father or mother of the community. ...


External links

  • Appenzell Tourism
  • Appenzell (German language)

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Appenzellerland (655 words)
Appenzell has what most experts and aficionados declare to be the best cheese in Switzerland and this year, for the second in a row, the canton has received the award for the best raclette cheese in the country.
Appenzell Innerhoden is the Protestant pocket cradled in the arms of Appenzell Usserhoden, the Roman Catholic counterpart.
It is not unusual to see Appenzeller men carefully tending their herds shoeless, dressed in traditional garb, smoking a pipe and with a small cow earring shining brightly on one ear.
Appenzell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1099 words)
Appenzell (or Appenzellerland) is a region in the northeast of Switzerland, entirely surrounded by the Canton of St. Gallen.
Appenzell became a full member of the confederation in 1513, and religious divisions resulting from the Protestant Reformation culminated in a split in 1597 between the Catholic Innerrhoden and Protestant Ausserrhoden.
Appenzell's annual New Year's Day festivities are still governed by the Julian calendar and are thus currently held on January 14.
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