Bühler AR

AR is the abbreviation for the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Bühler .

Buhler

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)
District :	former Mittelland districtw
BFS no. :	3021i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	9055
Coordinates :	749 716 / 248 815 coordinates: 47 ° 22 '23 " N , 9 ° 25' 16" O ; CH1903: seven hundred forty-nine thousand seven hundred sixteen / 24881547.37315 9.42111 824
Height :	824 m above sea level M.
Height range :	785–1145 m above sea level M.
Area :	5.60 km²
Residents:	1799 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	321 inhabitants per km²
Mayor :	Juerg Engler
Website:	www.buehlerar.ch www.bühler.swiss
Bühler Church
Location of the municipality
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Bühler is a municipality in the central plateau of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland .

geography

Bühler is located between Teufen and Gais on the Appenzeller Bahnen route . The village of Steig belongs to Bühler. Neighboring communities are Teufen, Schlatt-Haslen , Gais, Trogen and Speicher .

Historic aerial photo by Walter Mittelholzer from 1919

population

The population development was negative until a few years ago. In 1980 Bühler had 1940 inhabitants, in 2000 it still had 1598. At the end of 2010 the population stabilized at 1668.

Attractions

The reformed church was built in 1723 by Lorenz Koller and Jakob Grubenmann . In 1828 the tower was renewed.

The former town hall of Trogen , built in 1598, was moved to Bühler in 1842 and is now used as a residential building. The upper knitted part of the house could be dismantled and rebuilt in Bühler on a new wall.

Numerous manufacturers' houses from the 18th and 19th centuries stand on Dorfstrasse , including the Türmlihaus , built around 1790 .

photos

Peace and harmony - the ideals of the village above the entrances to a workers' house
Parish hall
railway station

Personalities

Matthias Schiess (1749–1819), counselor, state ensign, governor, state governor and delegate of the daily statute
Johann Ulrich Sutter-Goldener (1793–1869), textile entrepreneur and politician
Johann Jakob Sutter (1812–1865), National Councilor and Councilor
Johann Ulrich Sutter-Sutter (1822–1882), businessman, governor and member of the National Council
Heinrich Lutz (1845–1915), Chief Postal Director
Emmy Walser (1899–1992), kindergarten teacher and reform pedagogue
Hans Schaffert (1918–2003), Protestant clergyman and refugee activist

literature

Eugen Steinmann: The art monuments of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Volume 2: The district of Mittelland. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1980, ISBN 3-7643-1174-6 . (= Die Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz , Volume 97.) pp. 251–287.

Web links

Commons : Bühler - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Bühler AR
Peter Witschi: Bühler. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .

[1] Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .