Appenzell Inner-Rhoden

Appenzell Inner-Rhoden

▪ half canton, Switzerland
(German), French  Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures , English  Appenzell Inner Rhodes 

      Halbkanton (demicanton), comprising the southern part of former Appenzell canton, northeastern Switzerland, at the north foot of the Säntis Peak. It has an area of 67 square miles (172 square km) and was divided from Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden demicanton in 1597 for religious reasons. Its constitution dates from 1872, and its capital is Appenzell. Although mountainous, the canton is largely pastoral with extensive cattle breeding and dairying. Hand embroidery is also important. The population is German speaking and almost entirely Roman Catholic. Pop. (2007 est.) 15,300.

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  • Appenzell Inner Rhoden — Ger. /ah peuhn tsel in euhrdd rddohd n/ a demicanton in NE Switzerland: Catholic. 13,400. 66 sq. mi. (170 sq. km). Cap.: Appenzell. * * * …   Universalium

  • Appenzell Inner Rhoden — Ger. /ah peuhn tsel in euhrdd rddohd n/ a demicanton in NE Switzerland: Catholic. 13,400. 66 sq. mi. (170 sq. km). Cap.: Appenzell …   Useful english dictionary

  • Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden — ▪ half canton, Switzerland (German), French  Appenzell Rhodes Extérieures , English  Appenzell Outer Rhodes        Halbkanton (demicanton), comprising the northern and western parts of former Appenzell canton, northeastern Switzerland. It has an… …   Universalium

  • Appenzell Inner Rhoden — Ap•pen•zell In•ner Rho•den germ. [[t]ˈɑ pənˌtsɛl ˈɪn ər ˈroʊd n[/t]] n. geg a demicanton in NE Switzerland. 14,750; 66 sq. mi. (170 sq. km) …   From formal English to slang

  • Inner-Rhoden — Inner Rhoden, Kanton, s. Appenzell …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Appenzell — (or Appenzellerland ) is a region in the northeast of Switzerland, entirely surrounded by the Canton of St. Gallen. A former canton of the Old Swiss Confederacy, Appenzell has been divided since 1597 into Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell… …   Wikipedia

  • Appenzell — /ap euhn zel /; Ger. /ah peuhn tsel /, n. 1. a canton in NE Switzerland, divided into two independent areas. Cf. Appenzell Ausser Rhoden, Appenzell Inner Rhoden. 2. a town in and the capital of Appenzell Inner Rhoden. 5200. 3. (often l.c.) a type …   Universalium

  • appenzell — ˈapənˌzel, ˈäpəntˌsel noun ( s) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: from Appenzell, canton and commune in Switzerland, where it is made : a fine hand or machine embroidery of Swiss origin usually worked in pale blue thread on white cloth * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Appenzell — geographical name former canton NE Switzerland, now divided into Appenzell Inner Rhodes (or German Appenzell Inner Rhoden) (capital Appenzell area 67 square miles or 174 square kilometers, population 13,656) & Appenzell Outer Rhodes (or German… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Appenzell — Appenzell, Kanton der nordöstlichen Schweiz, ganz vom Kanton St. Gallen umgeben, ist ein wald und wiesengrünes, mit hübschen Dörfern und zahllosen Häuschen übersätes, von tiefen Flußtobeln (s. Sitter) durchfurchtes und vom Säntisgebirge (2504 m… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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