Herisau

Summary

Herisau is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Herisau ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Herisau received the Alpine Town of the Year^[3].
• Herisau was a member of International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities^[4].
• Herisau was a member of SGV-ACS^[5].
• Herisau is located in Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden^[6].
• Herisau is in the country of Switzerland^[7].
• Herisau's image is recorded as 2011-Herisau.jpg^[8].
• Herisau's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[9].
• Herisau's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland^[10].
• Herisau's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[11].
• Herisau's official language is recorded as Swiss High German^[12].
• Herisau's flag image is recorded as CHE Herisau Flag.svg^[13].
• Herisau's shares border with is recorded as Flawil^[14].
• Herisau's shares border with is recorded as Gossau^[15].
• Herisau's shares border with is recorded as Hundwil^[16].
• Herisau's shares border with is recorded as Schwellbrunn^[17].
• Herisau's shares border with is recorded as Stein^[18].
• Herisau's shares border with is recorded as Waldstatt^[19].
• Herisau's shares border with is recorded as Degersheim^[20].
• Herisau's shares border with is recorded as St. Gallen^[21].
• Herisau's coat of arms image is recorded as Herisau wappen.svg^[22].
• Herisau's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123190278^[23].
• Herisau's GND ID is recorded as 4024493-3^[24].
• Herisau's locator map image is recorded as Karte Gemeinde Herisau.png^[25].
• Herisau's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83030308^[26].
• Herisau's postal code is recorded as 9100^[27].

Body

Geography

Herisau is in the country of Switzerland^[7]. Herisau is located in Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Herisau's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25.2'}^[28]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+771'}^[29] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+738'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15222'}^[31], {'amount': '+15780'}^[32], {'amount': '+15744'}^[33], and {'amount': '+15943'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[9], cantonal capital of Switzerland^[10], and city of Switzerland^[11]. Herisau's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[35].

Why It Matters

Herisau ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).^[2] Herisau has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Herisau is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

What awards did Herisau receive?

Honors received include Alpine Town of the Year^[3].