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Herisau

American  
[hay-ri-zau] / ˈheɪ rɪˌzaʊ /

noun

  1. a town in and the capital of Appenzell Ausser Rhoden, in NE Switzerland.


Herisau British  
/ ˈheːrizau /

noun

  1. a town in NE Switzerland, capital of Appenzell Outer Rhodes demicanton. Pop: 15 882 (2000)

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It shows Watts performing with his own jazz band, The ABC and D of Boogie Woogie, at the Casino in Herisau, Switzerland in January 2010.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2021

The country became softer and lovelier as the road gradually fell towards Herisau, which is the richest and stateliest town of the Canton.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 by Various

The inference followed like lightning that it was "Johann Helm" who sat beside me, and not a Baron von Herisau!

From Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor

The rich manufacturers of Trogen and Herisau and Teufen had belts and silver-mounted dress-swords.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 by Various

I whirled round and exclaimed, in a breath, "The Baron von Herisau!"

From Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor

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