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Herisau

American  
[hey-ri-zou] / 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

My friend Spruner had business at Herisau, and spending one more evening together, our prayers mingling for the last time, we parted.

From Scenes in Switzerland by American Tract Society

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 fitted them to the vacant places, and found that the first letters of the sister in Breslau had been forwarded to "Otto Lindenschmidt," while the letter to Poland was addressed "Otto von Herisau."

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

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

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