Appenzell Inner Rhodes
Appenzell Inner Rhodes is a canton of Switzerland (German Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, French Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures). It is the smallest canton in Switzerland.
Flag of Canton of Appenzell
Inner Rhodes
Appenzell Inner Rhodes is a half canton in the north east of Switzerland. Its area is 172 square kilometres. The canton was divided in 1597 for religious reasons from the former canton Appenzell, with Appenzell Outer Rhodes being the other half.
Appenzell is the capital of this canton. The constitution was established in 1872. Most of the canton is pastoral, this despite being mountainous. Cattle breeding and diary farming are the main agricultural activities.
Citizens from the canton assemble every last Sunday of April for the Landsgemeinde (general assembly) in a square in Appenzell and vote on laws and elect the Governing Council. Until a 1990 decision by the Federal Tribunal of Switzerland, women did not have the right to vote at the cantonal level in Appenzell Inner Rhodes.
Population (in 2001): 15000.
Location of the canton
The Säntis peak is one of the main atractions.
Municipalities
The canton is divided into what is called Bezirke (districts), rather than Gemeinden (municipalities).
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