Appenzell Town Hall

Appenzell Town Hall (Schmäuslemarkt)
The town hall was built after the village fire of 1560, under Landammann Joachim Meggeli and Landschreiber Moritz Hess, by the master builder Hans Knill. Over the past 400 years, it has been restored several times, and its interior has been partially remodeled. The paintings on the front were created in 1927 by the artist August Schmid from Diessenhofen. On the left, you can see the Appenzell exodus, accompanied by Schwyzers and Glarusers, to the Battle of Stoss in 1405. On the right, the return from a victorious battle is depicted. The rider represents Count Rudolf von Werdenberg, who fought on the side of our ancestors on this occasion.
This battle marked a significant milestone in the liberation from monastic rule in St. Gallen. In gratitude, the Appenzellers vowed to make an annual pilgrimage to the battlefield on St. Boniface's Day and hold a church service there. This vow has not been broken to this day. The middle image shows a depiction of our Landsgemeinde (commune assembly) as it was staged until the last century. The relief below was created in 1903 by the sculptor Mettler from Zurich. It depicts the legendary battle of our national hero, Ueli Rotach. The interior of the town hall consists of two council chambers on the first floor: the small one and the large one. The latter was restored to its original beauty of 1567 in 1939.
On the second floor, the local history museum houses a very interesting collection. Above is the extensive embroidery collection of the Appenzell College, and in the top attic, you will find the tools of medieval justice.
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City Hall, Appenzell
The town hall was built after the village fire of 1560, under Landammann Joachim Meggeli and Land clerk Moritz Hess, by master builder Hans Knill. In the past 400 years it has been restored several times and partially rebuilt inside. The pictures on the front were created in 1927 by the artist August Schmid from Diessenhofen.
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Canton of Appenzell
The canton of Appenzell was a member of the Old Confederation and was divided into the two half-cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in 1597 (land division).
The name Appenzell (Latin abbatis cella) means "cell (i.e. estate) of the abbot". This refers to the Prince Abbey of St. Gallen, which exerted great influence on the area. In 1411 Appenzell became a affiliated place and in 1513 a full member of the Confederation. The denominational conflicts during the Counter-Reformation led to the canton being divided into Catholic Inner Rhodes and Reformed Outer Rhodes in 1597.
In the 7th and 8th centuries, the Alemannic settlement of the Appenzellerland began along the Glatt. The oldest Appenzell settlement is Schwänberg near Herisau. The Prince Abbey of St. Gallen was of great importance in the spiritual and cultural sphere. In the year 907, the abbot and bishop Solomon created the Kirchhöri Herisau in the monastery of St. Gallen. The first mention of a church in Herisau can be found at this time. In 1071 a new breach occurred in the valley basin and a church was donated. The name Appenzell is first mentioned as abbatis cella.
In the course of the Appenzell Wars, the Battle of Vögelinsegg took place in 1403 and the Battle of Stoss in 1405. The trigger was a tough tax regime by the St. Gallen Abbot Kuno and his bailiff Clanx zu Appenzell, whose castle the Appenzell farmers had subsequently destroyed out of anger. In 1411, as a result of these events, Appenzell became one of the eight old Swiss towns. In 1513, Appenzell was included as the 13th place in the Confederation.
During the Reformation, there was a dispute between the two denominational camps of the Reformed outer Rhodes and the Catholic inner Rhodes. Due to the conflict about the canton's accession to alliances of Catholic places with the Borromean League and Spain (the supremacy of Catholicism at the time), Appenzell was divided in 1597 with the land division into Catholic Inner Rhodes and Reformed Outer Rhodes.
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