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Appenzell
Appenzell , canton, NE Switzerland. A rural and sparsely populated region, it is mainly a meadowland dotted with small farms. Appenzell retains many ancient customs and has been famous for centuries as a textile and embroidery center. It was ruled after the 11th cent. by the abbots of St. Gall, agai... Read more
Switzerland
Switzerland , Fr. Suisse, Ger. Schweiz, Ital. Svizzera, officially Swiss Confederation, federal republic (2005 est. pop. 7,489,000), 15,941 sq mi (41,287 sq km), central Europe. It borders on France in the west and southwest, with the Jura Mts. and the Lake of Geneva (traversed by the Rhô... Read more

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Appenzell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Appenzell , canton, NE Switzerland. A rural and...meadowland dotted with small farms. Appenzell retains many ancient customs and has...whom it revolted in 1403. In 1411, Appenzell allied itself with the Swiss Confederation...
Metzger, Herman Joseph (1919-1990)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...organizations he had inherited. His headquarters was established in Appenzell in northeast Switzerland. A variety of cottage industries...14, 1990. His ashes are kept enshrined at the chapel at Appenzell. Sources: Koenig, Peter R. "Herman Joseph Metzger...
Switzerland
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Stadt form Basel , and Ausser-Rhoden and Inner-Rhoden form Appenzell . German, French, and Italian are Switzerland's major...constitutions differ widely. In Unterwalden, Glarus, and Appenzell the entire electorate legislates directly in yearly outdoor...
Saint Gall
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Rhine River in the east, it surrounds the entire canton of Appenzell. The south is fairly mountainous, and the north is mainly...which the town grew. The abbots of St. Gall, who also ruled Appenzell , became princes of the Holy Roman Empire in the early 13th...
Ausser and Inner Rhoden
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Ausser and Inner Rhoden see Appenzell , Switzerland.
Herisau
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Herisau , town (1990 pop. 15,624), capital of Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden half canton, NE Switzerland. Cotton textiles, paper, wood, blown glass, machinery, and other metal goods...
Hermann Rorschach
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Bern, Switzerland. He advanced to a higher position two years later when he was hired at the Krombach Mental Hospital in Appenzell, Switzerland. Respected as a leading psychiatrist in his native country, he was elected vice president of the Swiss Psychoanalytic...

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Switzerland
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...state (with the exception of the Vatican City and Andorra) to introduce the female franchise nationwide; the last canton, Appenzell Inner Rhodes, was forced to allow women to vote by the federal court in 1990. Switzerland's unique stability in the twentieth...
Grubenmann, Johann Ulrich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Grubenmann, Johann Ulrich ( b . Trogen, Appenzell, Switzerland, 15 April 1850; d . Zurich, Switzerland, 16 March 1924) mineralogy, petrography . Grubenmann was the only surviving...
Ebel, Johann Gottfried
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...2nd ed., Leipzig, 1802 – 1803), an ethnological description of the population in the cantons of Glarus and Appenzell. His most important geological work is Ü ber den Bau der Erde in Alpengebirge , 2 vols. (Zurich, 1808). He also...

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Apt to impress: Appenzell. (Going Places).
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 4/1/2003; 700+ words ; City Profile: Location: Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Altitude: 780m Inhabitants...tradition alive the way they have in Appenzell. Where else can you find men in yellow...initially cultivated the valley basin of Appenzell. The abbots' court ("Abbacella...
Revolution in part of Appenzell. (giving women the right to vote) (Europe)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 5/6/1989; 700+ words ; Switzerland Revolution in part of Appenzell THE next-to-last bastion of Swiss...The burghers of the half-canton of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (243 square kilometres...tourism, anyway. But young people in Appenzell, many of whom nowadays commute to work...
Hands up!(preserving tradition in Appenzell)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...preserving tradition, the Swiss citizens of Appenzell win hands down. For even today where...click away-courtesy of the Internet-Appenzell continues its age-old tradition of...square is the most happening place in Appenzell Inner Rhodes each year on the last Sunday...
The high life; Our correspondent explores the ups and downs of a hiking vacation in Switzerland's Appenzell region.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/3/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...our three-day trek in Switzerland's Appenzell region, I realized that the German word...board. A yodel away from Austria The Appenzell region is at the heart of the berghaus...the citizens of the canton -- called Appenzell Inner Rhoden -- gather in the brightly...
Museo Liner en Appenzell: Mike Guyer/Annette Gigon: su arquitectura procura integrar socialmente edificios contemporáneos en la cultura cotidiana. Comparten referencias con el entorno, pero a su vez se abstraen de él superando una de las carencias más criticadas de la arquitectura del movimiento moderno.(TT: Liner Museum in Appenzell: Mike Guyer/Annette Gigon: it's architecture tries to integrate socially contemporary buildings in the daily culture. They share references with the surroundings, but at the same time they abstract from it surpassing of the criticized deficiencies of the modern architecture movement.)(Artículo Breve)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 7/6/2001; ; 700+ words ; EN la pequeña localidad suiza de Appenzell se halla el museo dedicado a la obra del artista local Carl August...el recubrimiento similar al de la arquitectura tradicional de Appenzell, con sus fachadas y cubiertas de tablillas de ripia que al...
Growth starts with Appenzell Ausserrhoden: Appenzell has a relaxing, beautiful landscape with green hills, lakes and mountain views. Its friendly residents and good food, such as the world-famous Appenzeller cheese, Alpenbitter and Quollfrisch-beer attract many visitors to 'Appenzellerland'. Additionally, Ausserrhoden--one of the two Appenzeller half cantons--is an ideal spot for companies, investors and employees.(CANTON PROFILE)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...agriculture. In the not-so-distant past, the majority of Appenzell residents made their living through agriculture, but today...their proximity. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Great location Appenzell Ausserrhoden is situated in the centre of the high-technology...
ENGLISH IN APPENZELL.(Appenzell Innerrhoden)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 4/1/2000; ; 474 words ; Appenzell Innerrhoden will be the first canton in Switzerland to introduce English as a compulsory subject from third to sixth grade. School...
Avila or Appenzell, Paris or Turku, there's a way
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/20/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...land only. The Santis range towers over the village of Appenzell. Hikes average six miles a day, with ascents up to 3,000...featuring down comforters and hot-water showers. The return to Appenzell is through forest and meadow with the last night in a first...
Show of hands: When Swiss canton votes, nation and visitors watch.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/9/2004; ; 700+ words ; Byline: Tod Robberson APPENZELL, Switzerland _ The Alps had a new...while the hillsides surrounding Appenzell offered a dazzling display of bright...So why, then, do the people of Appenzell seem so solemn and downright funereal...
Show of hands: When Swiss canton votes, nation and visitors watch.
Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News; 11/8/2004; 700+ words ; Byline: Tod Robberson APPENZELL, Switzerland _ The Alps had a new...while the hillsides surrounding Appenzell offered a dazzling display of bright...So why, then, do the people of Appenzell seem so solemn and downright funereal...