Herisau
Herisau is the capital of the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. As of December 2008, it had 15,527 people living there.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Herisau
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| Coordinates: 47°23′N 9°16′E / 47.383°N 9.267°ECoordinates: 47°23′N 9°16′E / 47.383°N 9.267°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Appenzell Ausserrhoden |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident (list) Kurt Geser (as of June 2019) |
| • Parliament | Einwohnerrat with 31 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.17 km2 (9.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 771 m (2,530 ft) |
| Population (December 2008) | |
| • Total | 15,527 |
| • Density | 616.89/km2 (1,597.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9100 |
| Surrounded by | Degersheim (SG), Flawil (SG), Gossau (SG), Hundwil, St. Gallen (SG), Schwellbrunn, Stein, Waldstatt |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Herisau Media
Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1920)
Postcard of Herisau (capital of the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden) at the beginning of the 20th century
Kupferstich*135 x 71 mm (Bild, Blatt)*Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Inventar-Nr. A 24896 Literatur: Mortzfeld A 24896
Markus Zuercher
References
Other websites
Media related to Herisau at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in German)
- Herisau in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
