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Gais
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Also known as Gais AR

Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is .

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Gais
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.image_photo
Gais AR Dorfplatz Panorama.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Gais COA.svg
Swiss town.canton
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-AR
Swiss town.district
n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code
9056
Swiss town.municipality_code
3022
Swiss town.area
21.21
Swiss town.elevation
915
Swiss town.elevation_description
Church
Swiss town.population
3089
Swiss town.populationof
December 2014
Swiss town.popofyear
2014
Swiss town.website
www.gais.ch
Swiss town.mayor
Ernst Koller
Swiss town.mayor_asof
2016

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8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Notable residents
  • Transport
  • Sights
  • References
  • External links

Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is .

In 1977, the village Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. The village square, the Protestant church of 1782, the former spa hotel Neuer Ochsen of 1796 and the Krone inn of 1781 are listed as heritage sites of national significance.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gais” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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