Urnäsch

Also known as Urnäsch AR, Urnasch, Urnaesch

Urnäsch is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Urnäsch
Swiss town.image_photo: Urnäsch.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Urnäsch wappen.svg
Swiss town.canton: Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-AR
Swiss town.district: n.a.
Swiss town.postal_code: 9107
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3006
Swiss town.area: 48.23
Swiss town.elevation: 826
Swiss town.population: 2268
Swiss town.populationof: December 2008
Swiss town.popofyear: 2008
Swiss town.website: www.urnaesch.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Hemberg (SG), Hundwil, Nesslau-Krummenau (SG), Schönengrund, Schwellbrunn, Waldstatt

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Official name: Urnäsch
Population: 2303
Area: 48.16
Elevation: 866
Official website: www.urnaesch.ch
Image: Urnäsch Dorf w.JPG
Dialing code: 071
Licence plate code: AR

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postal code: 9107
Commons category: Urnäsch
inception: 1417-00-00
P8168: Blalock
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3006

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Urnäsch is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland.

==History== thumb|left|Aerial view from 200 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1922) In 831 AD a part of Urnäsch known as Färchen was first mentioned. In the 10th century, Urnäsch was part of the administrative district Herisau. From the 14th century onwards, Urnäsch was part of the Rhode Hundwil, and thus part of the bailiwick of St. Gallen. The first official mentioning of the municipality's entirety as “Urnäschen” occurred in 1344, when the village was sold to the German Earl Werdenberg, although the municipality already had a strong and independent agenda. It became part of the Schwäbischer Städtebund in the same year as the so-called Lendlyn, which further reaffirmed their independent position. In 1401, Urnäsch joined the Bund together with St. Gallen. At that time, Urnäsch was still a part of the Rhode Hundwil. From 1401 to 1429, Urnäsch was on the forefront of the Appenzell wars. After the battles in Vögelinsegg (1403) and Stoss (1405) the land gained independence as part of Appenzell.