Appenzell (town)
Aerial view of Appenzell
The village of Appenzell is the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. The districts (political communities ) Appenzell, Schwende and Rüte share the village, where most of the village belongs to the district of Appenzell. The town is located 780 m above sea level. M. at the foot of Alpstein.
Regional Political special
Since various districts divide the village was already in the 16th century for inter-communal tasks (such as building inspectors, fire or water and energy supply) established a specialized special municipality, the fire show community which includes the village of Appenzell with its outlying districts.
Naming
In the local dialect the place [ appə'tsœll ] is, with stress on the last syllable.
1071 the village was mentioned under the name Abbacella. 1223 as Abbatiscella what Abts cell (plot of the abbot ) means.
Tourism
Appenzell is the tourist center of the Appenzell region and the starting point for hikes in the Alpsteinarea from the north, so it is a popular tourist destination. In the villiage you can stock with appenzeller typical souvenirs ( Alpaufzug motifs ).
Traffic
Appenzell is traffic-infrastructure (railways and major roads of Gossau, Altstaetten and St. Gallen), trains to Gossau ( Zurich ), St. Gallen and to Wasserauen. Postbus courses are available to Haslen - depths and after Eggerstanden.
Attractions
The site Appenzell is dominated by the buildings from the time after the fire of 1560th part brightly painted wooden houses with curly or broken pediments give it its special character, which is the most pristine mediated by the rows of houses in the main street. Typical of the native style include the houses " cross " and " Raven " on the main street and the closed group of houses at the inn falcon at the Gaiserstrasse. The town square with the court Linde is limited by high and low buildings irregular.
Religious buildings
The Catholic parish church of St. Mauritius stands on an elevated position above the left bank of the sitter. The west tower, the polygonal choir and crypt were built around 1513 in part after 1560. The nave of Enoch width Moser dates from the year 1823. The interior houses a wide classicist ship with double galleries. The high altar from 1622 is a work of Bartholomew Cade, the neo-baroque ceiling paintings were created by Franz Vettiger 1891. The late Gothic choir shows wall and ceiling paintings from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, as well as a view of the village in 1620 by Moritz Girtanner.
The Calvinist church was built in the years 1908-1909 from La Roche and Stähelin.
Located on a main street stands the Holy Cross Chapel was built in the late Gothic style in 1561; A replacement for the 1560 for a village fire destroyed chapel. The Holy Cross Chapel was consecrated in honor of the Holy Cross and of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. The entrance portal from 1787 is made of sandstone. The Stations of the Cross in 1787 come from YES Füxli. Restoration of the chapel took place in 1892 and 1964 /65. The baroque wooden benches are originally from the chapel of St. Magdalene, Steinegg, and in 1949 mounted. 1964, the cycle of glass paintings of Ferdinand Gehr was made with the five secrets of the Sorrowful Rosary.
At the western entrance to the village is the Capuchin monastery Candlemas founded in 1586-1587. The church was rebuilt in 1688, the monastery in 1925 received a new building by Hans Burkard. Inside it has early Baroque altars. On the high altar is a Descent from the Cross by Giulio C. Procaccini from 1605 can be seen, created to the side altar on the right is a Madonna with Saints from the years 1610 to 1620 and at the side altar on the left Candlemas, 1935 by Johann Hugentobler. The monastery was closed by the end of August 2011; the building is transferred to the Canton Appenzell.
South of the main street is the Capuchin monastery of Maria of the Angels. The church was 1621/22 built in late Renaissance style by the Misoxer master Giovanni aging and Andrea Toscano. The interior of the church contains a coffered barrel. The monastery buildings built 1679-1682 Jost Mosbrugger and Christian ignition according to a model of Father Marquard Imfeld. The monastery was closed in April 2008; the buildings were handed over to a foundation.
In the western district Rinkenbach is the built in 1661 Chapel St. Anton with an early Baroque high altar dating from 1666 and 1673 created pulpit in cartilage style. The side altars are from the 18th century.
North of the village, on the riser in Mettlenstrasse, is the chapel of St. Charles, built in 1620.
In the fraction Sun Half, south of Appenzell, is the Chapel of Mary in Sun Half. This was in 1796 and was rebuilt in 1861. The altar is in rural delayed Baroque with Gothic Pieta in 1400 in the "soft" style.
Between the sitter and the Bleichwäldibach is the Lourdes Chapel.
Secular buildings
The Town Hall is a late Gothic building from the years 1561-1563 by Hans Bilchenfelder. The façade frescoes depict scenes from the Appenzell history, created in 1928 by August Schmid. In the council chambers are wall paintings of Caspar Hagenbach Younger from the year 1567.
The country office was built in 1914 by Adolf Gaudy, the new wing in 1954 by Hans Burkard.
In addition to the Capuchin monastery is built in the 1563-1570 so-called " castle ", a system according to the late Gothic, verpflichtetes in detail the Renaissance mansion.
Also in late Gothic core, but with neo-classical expansion, the house is Ebneter - Kölbener in which Raiffeisen Bank is located today. On the ground floor, the main hall of the bank, are around 1580 created murals (8 virtues ) of Caspar Hagenbuch Younger to see.
In Mettlenstrasse performs a covered wooden bridge over the sitter. This was probably built about 1766 by a member of the family of master builders Grubenmann.
North of Appenzell is the castle hill with the ruins Clanx. The castle was built in 1219 under Abbot Ulrich VI. built by St. Gallen. Their destruction by the insurgent peasants broke out in 1401 the Appenzell Wars of Liberation. The excavation of the castle destroyed in 1402 was 1949.
Personalities
- Alfred Broger (* 1922), painter
- Simon Enzler (born 1976 ), comedian, comedian and satirist
- Isabella Fischli (* 1956), journalist and author, born in Appenzell
- Born Hans Haus Amann (1897-1974), Photographer and intelligence officer in Appenzell
- Sibylle Neff (1929-2010), painter
- Carlo Schmid- Sutter ( born 1950 ), Chief Magistrate and Senate
- Roman Signer ( b. 1938 ), performance artist, born in Appenzell
- Thomas Sutter (born 1973 ), Schwinger, who was born in Appenzell
- Sabine Wen- Ching Wang (born 1973 ), writer, grew up in Appenzell
Gallery
Landsgemeindeplatz
Rural community wells in Appenzell
Church of St. Mauritius
View of the Church of St. Mauritius Appenzell
Country office / cantonal Administration
Main street
Curly gable
Convent, castle
Kunsthalle Ziegelhuette
Appenzeller farmhouse
The town of Appenzell in the stump 's Chronicle 1548