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| Population | 2,063 (December 2002) | |||||||||
| - Density | 36 /km² (93 /sq. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume mi. ) | |||||||||
| Area | 57.5 km² (22.2 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 838 m (2,749 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 9057 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3105 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Appenzell, Gonten, Hundwil (AR), Rüte, Wildhaus (SG) | |||||||||
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Schwende is a district in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit This page is a summary of the Postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The Official Municipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number is a number sequence for the identification of politically The following is a list of the municipalities in Switzerland, listed alphabetically (from Aadorf to Zwischbergen) Gonten is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Hundwil is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Rüte is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Wildhaus is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency of Toggenburg in the canton of St The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the states of the Federal state of Switzerland. Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is the smallest canton of Switzerland by population and the second smallest Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The church Wildkirchli with the St. Michael chapel, the Neolithic cave dwelling and the Äscher inn are listed as heritage sites of national significance. The Neolithic (from Greek νεολιθικός — neolithikos from νέος neos, "new" + λίθος lithos The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance (Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler und regionaler Bedeutung Inventaire suisse [1]
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Coat of arms
A silver castle stands on three green mountains. The three mountains are horizontally traversed by a silver waived beam. The background is blue. The coat of arms refers back to the Schwende Castle located in this village, but destroyed at the beginning of Appenzell's liberation wars.
Name
In the 12th century the name was recorded as Swendi or swandjan. This is a derivate of the German expression schwinden machen (wood clearing).
Footnotes
- ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance (1995), p. The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance (Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler und regionaler Bedeutung Inventaire suisse 64.
External links
- Appenzell Tourism
- Schwende (German)
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