Hinterland, Switzerland

Hinterland District
Bezirk Hinterland
Interactive map of Hinterland District
Country Switzerland
Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden
CapitalHerisau
Municipalities7
Area
 • Total
136 km2 (53 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
24,758
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Hinterland District is one of districts of the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland.[1][2] Like other districts of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, it does not serve any administrative function.[3]

Municipalities

Hinterland is divided into a total of 7 municipalities:

Coat of Arms Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)[4]
Area
km2[5]
Herisau 15,649 25.2
Hundwil 968 24.08
Schwellbrunn 1,550 17.42
Schönengrund 528 5.19
Stein 1,388 9.36
Urnäsch 2,263 48.16
Waldstatt 1,803 6.75
Total 38,954 303.23

References

  1. ^ "148 Bezirke und 26 Kantone der Schweiz Les 148 districts et les 26 cantons de Suisse". Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ "bauport24 - Das Bauportal". www.bauport24.ch. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  3. ^ "Local and regional democracy in Switzerland". Council of Europe. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen

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