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Schwende
Schwende
is a municipality of the canton of
Appenzell Innerrhoden
in
Switzerland
. It has a population of 1,900 (
2000
, estimate). The area of Appenzell is
5,750 hectares
.
Coat of Arms
A silver castle stands on three green mountains. The three mountains are horizontally traversed by a silver waived beam. The background is blue. The coat of arms refers back to the
Schwende Castle
located in this village, but destroyed at the beginning of Appenzell's liberation wars.
Name
In the 12th century the name was recorded as
Swendi
or
swandjan
. This is a derivate of the German expression
schwinden machen
(wood clearing).
External links
Appenzell Tourism
Schwende
(German language)