Schwende

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Coordinates: 47°18′N, 9°26′E

Schwende
Coat of Arms of Schwende
Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
District n.a.
Coordinates  47°18′N, 9°26′E
Population 2063   (December 2002)
Area 57.5 km²
Elevation 838 m
Postal code 9057
SFOS number 3105
Schwende (Switzerland)
Schwende
Schwende

Schwende is a district in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It has a population of 1,900 (2000, estimate). The area of Appenzell is 57.50 km².

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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).

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Coat of Arms of the Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
Districts of the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland

Appenzell | Gonten | Oberegg | Rüte | Schlatt-Haslen | Schwende

Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden | Districts of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden

 
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