Appenzell

American  

[ap-uhn-zel, ah-puhn-tsel] / ˈæp ənˌzɛl, ˈɑ pənˌtsɛl /

noun

1. a canton in NE Switzerland, divided into two independent areas.

2. a town in and the capital of Appenzell Inner Rhoden.

3. (often lowercase) a type of embroidery, used chiefly on fine hankerchiefs.

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Appenzell British  

/ ˈapəntsɛl, apənˈtsɛl /

noun

1. a canton of NE Switzerland, divided in 1597 into the Protestant demicanton of Appenzell Outer Rhodes and the Catholic demicanton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes . Capitals: Herisau and Appenzell, respectively. Pop: 53 200 and Pop: 15 000 (2002 est) respectively. Areas: 243 sq km (94 sq miles) and 171 sq km (66 sq miles) respectively

2. a town in NE Switzerland, capital of Appenzell Inner Rhodes demicanton. Pop: 5447 (2000)

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Appenzell

The 124-meter tower is perched atop a high peak of the Appenzell Alps, making it a prime lightning target.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024

Appenzell is a beautiful and very odd place.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2015

Switzerland is still a conservative society; women only got the vote at the federal level in 1971, with the canton of Appenzell the last to grant them the right in regional elections in 1991.

From Reuters ● Apr. 11, 2013

In 1597, it was split along religious lines into a mainly Catholic Appenzell Innerrhoden, and a largely Protestant Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2012

We believe especially, that in the cantons of Basle, Zurich, Appenzell, and Schaffhausen, as well as Geneva and Vaud, there are many faithful ministers of the gospel.

From Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by Foxe, John