Feuerschaugemeinde
Encyclopedia
Feuerschaugemeinde is a special-purpose municipality
for firefighting, energy
and water
for the town Appenzell
, capital of the canton
of Appenzell Innerrhoden
in Switzerland
. The special-purpose municipality exists because parts of the town Appenzell belong to the districts Appenzell
, Schwende and Rüte
.
Municipality
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for firefighting, energy
Energy
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and water
Water
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for the town Appenzell
Appenzell (town)
Appenzell is the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. Appenzell has no municipal government of its own; rather, the different parts of Appenzell belong to the districts Appenzell, Schwende and Rüte...
, capital of the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Appenzell Innerrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden is the smallest canton of Switzerland by population and the second smallest by area, Basel-City having less area.-Foundation:...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The special-purpose municipality exists because parts of the town Appenzell belong to the districts Appenzell
Appenzell (district)
Appenzell District is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It has a population of . The area of Appenzell is . The district of Appenzell consists of a part of the town Appenzell, as well as Rinkenbach, Kau and Meistersrüte....
, Schwende and Rüte
Rüte
Rüte District is a district in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland.-Name:The name Rüte goes back to Reuten, which refers to the German word roden...
.