Appenzell (village)
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Appenzell is a village, though considered as a town by the FSO, and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Appenzell has no municipal government of its own; rather, the dif
Aerial View of Appenzell 14.02.2008 14 45 40
Appenzell Zentrum
Adlerplatz in Appenzell
Distillery "Appenzeller Alpenbitter" at the river Sitter and the mountains Kamor and Hoher Kasten in the background
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Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the wes
Appenzell (village)
…Swiss Standard German pronunciation: ) is a village, though considered as a town by the FSO, and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Appenzell has no municipal government of its own; rather, the different parts of Appenzell belong to and are governed by the districts Appenzell and…
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The 1291 Bundesbrief (federal charter)
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