Assembly point AI

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AI is the abbreviation for the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries in the name collection point .
Assembly point
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI)
District : Appenzelli2 w1
Postal code : 9050
Coordinates : 750 637  /  246092 coordinates: 47 ° 20 '54 "  N , 9 ° 25' 57"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and fifty thousand six hundred thirty-seven  /  246092
Height : 927  m above sea level M.
Station assembly point of the Appenzeller Bahnen in Meistersrüte

Station assembly point of the Appenzeller Bahnen in Meistersrüte
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Signposts for hikes from the assembly point

The assembly point is a place in Meistersrüte in the Appenzell district in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden .

Historical meaning

The assembly point was a military gathering place on the territory of the former canton of Appenzell and commemorates the Battle of the Stoss on June 17, 1405. This is where the Appenzell people gathered for battle against the Habsburgs . Every year on May 14th during the national procession to “ Boniface ”, the council clerk reads out the battle letter to commemorate this .

location

The assembly point is between Gais and Appenzell, exposed to the southwest, in a central location in the Appenzellerland at an altitude of around 927 meters above sea level. The assembly point is at the lowest point of a small saddle between Gerenberg in the west and Hirschberg in the east. In a south-westerly direction the Lauftenbach flows directly into the Sitter , in a north-westerly direction the Mendli Bach flows off to the Rotbach , which flows north of the Gerenberg in a westerly direction to the Sitter. Rail and road cross this transition.

Meistersrüte settlement

The assembly point belongs to the department (municipality) of Meistersrüte in the Appenzell district and is outside the fire show community of Appenzell. According to the Swiss definition, both Meistersrüte ( locality , geographical settlement) and assembly point (station) are places. In terms of church, Meistersrüte belongs to the parish of Appenzell. The Meistersrüte settlement comprised 33 houses with 41 households and 169 residents on December 1, 1910.

Transport and tourism

The Appenzeller Bahnen on the St. Gallen - Gais - Appenzell line serves the assembly point twice an hour in both directions. The assembly point station opens up the area around Meistersrüti. The main road 448 ( Neu St. Johann - Schwägalp - Urnäsch - Appenzell - Gais) leads over the «Platz». The railway line and stop was opened on July 1, 1904 by the Appenzell tram.

The assembly point is the starting point for hikes in summer and cross-country skiing in winter.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Swisstopo height information, bus stop assembly point
  2. ↑ on the national map Meistersrüte
  3. ↑ SR 510.625, Article 3 Terms
  4. ↑ Information from 1910 comes from INSA Volume 1, the source of which is "Structure of the Population" according to the "Swiss Local Directory" published by the Statistical Bureau on December 31, 1920
  5. ^ Assembly point in the Geographical Lexicon of Switzerland. 1906 Volume IV

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