Schönengrund

Schönengrund
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)
District :	former Hinterland district
BFS no. :	3003
Postal code :	9105
UN / LOCODE :	CH SHB
Coordinates :	735 134  /  243 229 coordinates: 47 ° 19 '34 "  N , 9 ° 13' 35"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and thirty-five thousand one hundred and thirty-four  /  243229
Height :	841  m above sea level M.
Height range :	787–1275 m above sea level M.
Area :	5.19  km²
Residents:	532 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	103 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.schoenengrund.ch
In Schönengrund, May 2004
Location of the municipality

Schönengrund is a municipality in the Hinterland district of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland . Schönengrund and Wald SG form the village of Schönengrund-Wald.

Schönengrund lies between Schwellbrunn and St. Peterzell or Hemberg .

population

Population development
year	Residents
1980	404
2000	459
2010	496

Sightseeing and tourism

See also : List of cultural assets in Schönengrund

The village has a small ski lift and two cross-country trails.

The Hochhamm (1275 m) is Schönengrund's local mountain, about an hour's walk from the village - until 1992 a chairlift led up. To the west of the summit is the Hochhamm mountain restaurant (1211 m).

Schönengrund in May 2004, seen from the side of the Hochhamm (not in the picture) Church of Schönengrund Aerial photo from 100 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1920

See also

• Forest SG

Web links

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

• Official website of the community of Schönengrund
• Thomas Fuchs: Schönengrund. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

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 .