Vorderland district

Vorderland district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)
Main town :
FSO number :	1503
Area :	46.41 km²
Height range :	431–1129 m above sea level M.
Residents:	13,569 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	292 inhabitants per km²
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The Vorderland district was an administrative unit of the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden .

It was founded in 1877 by dividing the Vor der Sitter district into two parts, Mittelland and Vorderland. In 1995 the districts were formally abolished, but the regional structure lives on as a landscape name.

The district consisted of the following municipalities:

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Grub (AR)	1008	4.21	239
	Heathens	4162	7.48	556
	Lutzenberg	1279	2.25	568
	Rehetobel	1747	6.72	260
	Reute (AR)	688	4.99	138
	Forest (AR)	877	6.83	128
	Walzenhausen	1971	7.00	282
	Wolf heaps	1837	6.93	265
Total (8)		13,569	46.41	292

literature

Thomas Fuchs: Vorderland. 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 .
↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.

[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 .

[Generalisierte_Grenzen_2020-2] Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.