Gais

Also known as Gais AR

Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is .

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Gais
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.image_photo: Gais AR Dorfplatz Panorama.jpg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Gais COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-AR
Swiss town.district: n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code: 9056
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3022
Swiss town.area: 21.21
Swiss town.elevation: 915
Swiss town.elevation_description: Church
Swiss town.population: 3089
Swiss town.populationof: December 2014
Swiss town.popofyear: 2014
Swiss town.website: www.gais.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Ernst Koller
Swiss town.mayor_asof: 2016

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Gais
Population: 3086
Area: 21.21
Elevation: 983
Official website: www.gais.ch
Image: Gais AR Dorfplatz Panorama.jpg
Dialing code: 071
Licence plate code: AR

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postal code: 9056
Commons category: Gais AR
P8168: Vesania
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3022

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Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is .

In 1977, the village Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. The village square, the Protestant church of 1782, the former spa hotel Neuer Ochsen of 1796 and the Krone inn of 1781 are listed as heritage sites of national significance.