Appenzell Innerrhoden
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LandsgemeindeGrosser Rat|parliament_members=49|highest=Säntis|highest_m=2502|municipalities_number=6|districts_designation=n.a.|districts_number=|}}
(German; French:
Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; in English sometimes
Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is the smallest
canton of
Switzerland by population and the second smallest by area,
Basel-City having less area.
Appenzell Innerrhoden is a canton in the north east of Switzerland. Its area is
173 km². The canton was split in
1597 for religious reasons from the former canton
Appenzell, with
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 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 dairy 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 Supreme Court of Switzerland, women did not have the right to vote at the cantonal level in Appenzell Innerrhoden.
The
Säntis peak is one of the main attractions.
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