Herisau

Also known as Herisau AR

Herisau () is a municipality and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen.

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Herisau is a town in Switzerland that serves as the capital and main government center of the canton (state) of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It houses the canton's government and parliament, making it the administrative heart of the region, though some judicial functions are located in a nearby town called Trogen.

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Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Herisau
Swiss town.image_photo: Herisau.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: city
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: Herisauer Fahne.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Herisauer Wappen.svg
Swiss town.canton: Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-AR
Swiss town.district: n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code: 9100
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3001
Swiss town.area: 25.17
Swiss town.elevation: 771
Swiss town.population: 15527
Swiss town.populationof: December 2008
Swiss town.popofyear: 2008
Swiss town.website: www.herisau.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Kurt Geser
Swiss town.mayor_asof: June 2019

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Official website

Herisau

Auf dieser Seite finden Sie alles Wissenswerte über die Gemeinde Herisau. Ausserdem können Sie am Online-Schalter Dienstleistungen in Anspruch nehmen.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Gemeinde Herisau
Award: Alpine Town of the Year
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Official language: Swiss High German
Population: 15943
Area: 25.2
Elevation: 738
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Shares border with: St. Gallen
Official website: www.herisau.ch
Image: 2011-Herisau.jpg
Dialing code: 071
Licence plate code: AR

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Herisau, Switzerland
Commons category: Herisau
postal code: 9102
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3001
topic's main category: Category:Herisau
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Herisau
category of associated people: Category:People of Herisau
native label: Herisau
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Demographics
Historical population
Weather
Economy
Transport
Sport
Notable residents
References
External links

The central hamlet and the houses around the central square, the Protestant church of 1580, the houses Wetter and zur Rose (both 1737), the hamlet Schwänberg and the government building with the state archive are listed as heritage sites of national significance.

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