- Schwende
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Schwende
municipality_name = Schwende
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Schwende-Wappen.png|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Appenzell Innerrhoden
iso-code-region = CH-AI
district = n.a.
lat_d=47|lat_m=18|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=26|long_EW=E
postal_code = 9057
municipality_code = 3105
area = 57.5
elevation = 838|elevation_description=
population = 2063|populationof = December 2002 | popofyear = 2002
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neighboring_municipalities=Appenzell ,Gonten ,Hundwil (AR),Rüte ,Wildhaus (SG)
twintowns = |Schwende is a district in the canton of
Appenzell Innerrhoden inSwitzerland . The church "Wildkirchli" with the St. Michael chapel, theNeolithic cave dwelling and the "Äscher" inn are listed as heritage sites of national significance. [Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance (1995), p. 64.]Coat of arms
A silver castle stands on three green mountains. The three mountains are horizontally traversed by a silver waived beam. The background is blue. The coat of arms refers back to the "Schwende Castle" located in this village, but destroyed at the beginning of Appenzell's liberation wars.
Name
In the 12th century the name was recorded as "Swendi" or "swandjan". This is a derivate of the German expression "schwinden machen" (wood clearing).
Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.appenzell.ch/e/news/index.php Appenzell Tourism]
* [http://www.ai.ch/de/gemeindenai/gemeindenschwende/ Schwende] de icon
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