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Appenzell (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 47 19 42 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.3284 decimal degrees |
| Long: 009 24 35 E degrees minutes |
Long: 9.4096 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the Sitter River, it was originally a possession of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Gall. It revolted against the abbot in 1403, associating itself with the Swiss Confederation in 1411, joining the canton in 1513. As of 1991, women were still denied the vote. |
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| Appenzell (preferred,C,V,German,U)
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| Appenzello (C,V,Italian,U)
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| Abbacella (H,O)
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| Abbatis cella (H,O)
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| Abstszell (H,O)
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| Appacella (H,O)
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| Appencellensis (H,O)
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| Appolitanense monasterium (H,O)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a medieval center |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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since 1597 |
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