Schwellbrunn is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
Schwellbrunn
Silvesterklaus figures. Masked individuals that are part of an old Appenzell tradition that celebrates the New Year (both Julian and Gregorian.
Aerial view from 500 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1920)
Appenzell Ausserrhoden, in English sometimes Appenzell Outer Rhodes, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of twenty municipalities. The seat of the government and parliament is Herisau, and the seat of judicial authorities are in Trogen. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Appenzell Innerrhoden.
Battle of Vögelinsegg