Geobox Range name AppenzellAlps other name lang fr Alpes appenzelloises other name1 lang de Appenzeller Alpen image Churfirsten02.jpg image caption Churfirsten group, with the Schibestoll, Zuestoll, Brisi, Fr msel and Selun left to right country Switzerland region type Cantons of Switzerland Cantons region Appenzell Ausserrhoden region1 Appenzell Innerrhoden region2 St. Gallen canton St. Gallen unit Alps border Glarus Alps border1 R tikon length imperial length orientation width imperial width orientation geology period orogeny highest S ntis highest elevation 2502 highest lat d 46 highest lat m 38 highest lat s 28 highest lat NS N highest long d 8 highest long m 25 highest long s 6 highest long EW E map Alpes centrales.gif map caption Central AlpsAppenzellAlps marked as Alpes appenzelloises The AppenzellAlps are a mountain range in Switzerland on the northern edge of the Alps . They extend into the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen canton St. Gallen and are bordered by the Glarus Alps to the west and the R tikon to the south east. Sub ranges The range is split up into six sub ranges Alpstein, central group , highest summit Altmann, 2,435 m Alpstein, northern group , highest summit S ntis , 2,502 m Alpstein, southern group , highest summit Roslen or Saxerfirst, 2,151 m Alviergruppe , highest summit Gamsberg, 2,385 m Churfirsten , highest summit Hinterrugg, 2,306 m Speer Mattstock , highest summit Speer, 1,950 m Geography Principal summits The principal summits of the AppenzellAlps are S ntis , 2,502 m Girenspitz, 2,448 m Altmann mountain ... Summit of S ntis gallery See also Swiss Alps External links http www.summitpost.org area range 170869 appenzellalps alpstein .html The AppenzellAlps on SummitPost Category Appenzell Ausserrhoden Category Appenzell Innerrhoden Category Canton of St. Gallen Category Mountain ranges of the Alps ... pl Prealpy Appenzellskie fi Appenzellin Alpit sv Appenzelleralperna vi Alpes Appenzell ... more details
dablink For the town, see Appenzell town and Appenzell district for other uses Appenzell disambiguation . Infobox Former Country native name Appenzell conventional long name Appenzell common name Appenzell continent Europe region Alps country Switzerland status empire Holy Roman Empire status text Canton ... 20px s1 Appenzell Innerrhoden image s1 Image Wappen Appenzell Innerrhoden matt.svg 20px s2 Appenzell Ausserrhoden image s2 Image Wappen Appenzell Ausserrhoden matt.svg 20px image coat Wappen Appenzell Innerrhoden matt.svg capital Appenzell town Appenzell Image Schw galp.jpg thumb Seasonal rotation of herding to higher or lower pastures in AppenzellAppenzell or Appenzellerland is a region and historical ... of St. Gallen . Appenzell became independent of the Abbey of St. Gallen in 1403 and entered ... since into Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden since 1597 as a result of the Swiss Reformation . The territory of Appenzell as a geographical entity is known as Appenzellerland or erroneously cn date November 2011 as das Appenzell . In political contexts, the two cantons are referred to as beide Appenzell both Appenzells . History Foundation The name Appenzell derives from lang la ... their power in the land later called Appenzell, which by that time was thoroughly Alamanni Alemannic ... the abbot and the farmers of Appenzell. Both parties wanted to protect their rights and interests by joining the new Swabian League . In 1377 Appenzell was allowed to join the League with the support ... Abbey of St. Gall . With the support of League, Appenzell refused to pay many of the gifts and tithes ... with the Habsburgs, which was renewed in 1402. In response, in 1401 Appenzell entered into an alliance with the city of St. Gallen to protect their rights and freedom ref name HDS War HLS 8874 Appenzell War ref . Independence and joining the Swiss Confederation main Appenzell Wars File Schilling ... between the Appenzellers the abbot s agents, including the bailiff of Appenzell demanding that a dead ... more details
Infobox Canton short name Appenzell Innerrhoden lat deg 47 lat min 18 lon deg 9 lon min 24 local names Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden capital Appenzell town Appenzell area 173 area rank 25th population rank ... lowest Appenzell Ausserrhoden and St. Gallen border lowest m 560 districts designation Bezirk districts number 6 Appenzell Innerrhoden German Audio De Appenzell Innerrhoden.ogg Appenzell Innerrhoden in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes is the smallest Cantons of Switzerland canton of Switzerland ... The name Appenzell lang la abbatis cella means cell i.e., estate of the abbot . This refers to the Abbey ... of St Gall had established their power in the land later called Appenzell, which, too, became ... the abbot and the farmers of Appenzell. Both parties wanted to protect their rights and interests by joining the new Swabian League . In 1377 Appenzell was allowed to join the League with the support ... Abbey of St. Gall . With the support of League, Appenzell refused to pay many of the gifts and tithes ... with the Habsburgs, which was renewed in 1402. In response, in 1401 Appenzell entered into an alliance with the city of St. Gallen to protect their rights and freedom ref name HDS War HLS 8874 Appenzell War ref . Independence and joining the Swiss Confederation main Appenzell Wars File Schilling ... between the Appenzellers the abbot s agents, including the bailiff of Appenzell demanding that a dead ... out of the land. Following unsuccessful negotiations Appenzell and St. Gallen entered into a treaty. The treaty between St. Gallen and Appenzell marked a break between the abbot and his estates. Perhaps fearing the Habsburgs, in 1402 the League expelled Appenzell. During the same year, St. Gallen reached an agreement with the abbot and Appenzell could no longer count on St. Gallen s support. Appenzell ... century. Glarus provided less support, but authorized any citizen who wished to support Appenzell to do .... Gallen before heading toward Appenzell. On 15 May 1403, they entered the pass to Speicher, Switzerland ... more details
Appenzell can refer to Appenzell , a region in Switzerland and former Swiss canton, which split 1597 into Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Inner Rhodes Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Outer Rhodes Appenzell district , the district of AppenzellAppenzell town , a town in Switzerland and the capital of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell, a kind of hand embroidery originating in Switzerland. Appenzeller can refer to the people of Appenzell the Appenzeller aperitif Appenzeller cheese Appenzeller Sennenhund , a breed of dog Benedictus Appenzeller , composer of the Renaissance Appenzeller chicken , a breed of chicken originating in the Appenzell region Appenzeller song , a famous yodeling standard disambig geo surname DEFAULTSORT Appenzell Category Swiss German toponyms als Appenzell bs Appenzell vor de Appenzell es Appenzell eo Apencelo fr Appenzell gl Appenzell hom nimos nl Appenzell no Appenzell andre betydninger pl Appenzell pt Appenzell sk Appenzell rozli ovacia str nka sv Appenzell ... more details
Expand German date August 2009 Appenzell Ort Infobox Swiss town subject name Appenzell image photo Appenzell is the capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland.jpg municipality name Appenzell municipality type municipality imagepath coa pixel coa map languages canton Appenzell Innerrhoden iso code region CH AI district Appenzell district BR Schwende BR R te lat d 47 lat m 20 lat NS N long d 09 long m 25 long EW E postal code 9050 municipality code area 16.9 elevation 780 elevation ... mayor party mayor title list of mayors places demonym neighboring municipalities twintowns Appenzell is the Capital political capital of the Cantons of Switzerland canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland . Appenzell has no municipal government of its own rather, the different parts of Appenzell belong to the districts Appenzell district Appenzell , Schwende and R te . Because of that, for firefighting, energy and water, the town Appenzell has a special purpose municipality, the Feuerschaugemeinde ... the Abbot s cell. This refers to the landlord of the abbey . Image Appenzell Zentrum.jpeg thumb ... significance 1995 , p. 53. ref Notes reflist colwidth 30em References HDS 1313 Appenzell district External links http www.appenzell.ch en Appenzell Tourism http www.appenzell.org Appenzell de icon Cantonal capitals of Switzerland DEFAULTSORT Appenzell Town Category Appenzell town Category Cultural property of national significance in Appenzell Innerrhoden Category Cantonal capitals of Switzerland Category Cities in Switzerland AppenzellInnerrhoden geo stub als Appenzell Dorf bg bs Appenzell grad da Appenzell de Appenzell Ort es Appenzell ciudad eu Appenzell hiria fa fr Appenzell village gd Appenzell gl Appenzell id Appenzell kota he la Abbatis cella urbs lt Apencelis miestas nl Appenzell stad no Appenzell nn Appenzell pnb pl Appenzell miasto ro Appenzell ora ru sq Appenzell sr fi Appenzell sv Appenzell stad uk ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 File Appenzell Goat 552849728 .jpg thumb Appenzell Goat. The Appenzell goat breed from the Cantons of Switzerland cantons of Appenzell and Canton of St. Gallen St. Gallen in Switzerland is used primarily for the production of goat milk milk . Sources http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds goats AppenzellAppenzell Category Goat breeds Category Dairy goat breeds Category Goat breeds originating in Switzerland goat stub de Appenzellerziege fr Ch vre d Appenzell ... more details
Infobox Canton short name Appenzell Ausserrhoden local names Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden lat deg 47 ... 2502 lowest Lutzenberg, Switzerland Lutzenberg lowest m 430 municipalities number 20 Appenzell Ausserrhoden German Audio De Appenzell Ausserrhoden.ogg Appenzell Ausserrhoden in English sometimes Appenzell ... is Herisau , judicial authorities are in Trogen . Appenzell Ausserrhoden is located in the north east of Switzerland, bordering the cantons of canton of St. Gallen St. Gallen and Appenzell Innerrhoden . History Settlement in Appenzell started in the 7th and the 8th century alongside the river .... In 907 Herisau is mentioned for the first time, the canton Appenzell abbatis cella is named first in 1071. Foundation The name Appenzell lang la abbatis cella means cell i.e. estate of the abbot ... of the 11th century the abbots of St Gall had established their power in the land later called Appenzell ... concern for both the abbot and the farmers of Appenzell. Both parties wanted to protect their rights and interests by joining the new Swabian League . In 1377 Appenzell was allowed to join the League ... with the neighboring Abbey of St. Gall . With the support of League, Appenzell refused to pay many ... he made an agreement with the Habsburgs, which was renewed in 1402. In response, in 1401 Appenzell ... HDS War HLS 8874 Appenzell War ref Independence and joining the Swiss Confederation main Appenzell ... increasing conflicts between the Appenzellers the abbot s agents, including the bailiff of Appenzell ... and drove them out of the land. Following unsuccessful negotiations Appenzell and St. Gallen entered into a treaty. The treaty between St. Gallen and Appenzell marked a break between the abbot and his estates. Perhaps fearing the Habsburgs, in 1402 the League expelled Appenzell. During the same year, St. Gallen reached an agreement with the abbot and Appenzell could no longer count on St. Gallen s support. Appenzell declared itself ready to stand against the abbot, and in 1403 formed an alliance ... more details
The Appenzell Wars lang de Appenzeller Kriege were a series of conflicts that lasted from 1401 until 1429 in the Appenzell region of Switzerland . The wars were a successful uprising of cooperative groups, such as the farmers of Appenzell or the craftsmen of the city of St. Gallen , against the traditional ... of the Abbey of St. Gall . Background Image Appenzeller Landsgemeinde.jpg thumb A Landsgemeinde in Appenzell ... of the Abbey and the Habsburgs Appenzell, the name in lang la abbatis cella means cell i.e. estate ... appointed agents or bailiffs, the communities in Appenzell were governed by a council appointed ... Confederation , with similar Landsgemeinden , against the aristocratic Habsburgs encouraged the Appenzell .... Both the abbot and the farmers of Appenzell wanted to protect their rights and interests by joining the new Swabian League . In 1377 Appenzell was allowed to join the League with the support of the cities ... of St. Gall . With the support of League, Appenzell refused to pay many of the gifts and tithes that the Abbot ..., which was renewed in 1402. In response, in 1401 Appenzell entered into an alliance with the city of St. Gallen to protect their rights and freedom. ref name HDS HLS 8874 Appenzell War ..., including the bailiff of Appenzell demanding that a dead body be dug up because he wanted the man s clothes ... Appenzell and St. Gallen entered into a treaty. The treaty between St. Gallen and Appenzell ... expelled Appenzell. During the same year, St. Gallen reached an agreement with the abbot and Appenzell could no longer count on St. Gallen s support. Appenzell declared itself ready to stand against ... any citizen who wished to support Appenzell to do so. ref name Williams In response, the League raised an army and marched to St. Gallen before heading toward Appenzell. In May 1403, the abbot ..., Switzerland Speicher and outside the village of V gelinsegg met the Appenzell army. A small force ... and many of the 5000 infantry were killed by the Appenzell army. ref name Williams The League ... more details
Appenzell Castle or Clanx Castle lang de Ruine Clanx or Burg zu Appenzell is a ruined castle in the Appenzell District of the Cantons of Switzerland canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland . It is part of the Swiss Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance heritage site of national significance . ref cite web url http www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch internet bs de home themen kgs kgs inventar a objekte.parsys.000100.DownloadFile.tmp ai.pdf title Kantonsliste A Objekte Appenzell Innerrrhoden year 2009 work http www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch internet bs de home themen kgs kgs inventar.html KGS Inventar publisher Federal Office of Civil Protection language German accessdate 12 July 2010 ref The castle is first mentioned in 1219 as in arce Clanx . It was built by the Abbot of St. Gall Ulrich von Sax 1204 20 and his brother, the Abbey Vogt Heinrich. It was named after the Sax family holding in the Calanca valley. As the center of the Abbey of Saint Gall s property in Appenzell, the castle was of great importance. The castle was first destroyed in 1289 and then rebuilt. It was destroyed again in 1402 and not rebuilt. ref HDS 7766 Clanx ref In 1949 the foundations of a strong square tower, a smaller corner tower on the highest point of the hill and parts of the walls were excavated. References Reflist External links HDS 7766 Clanx Navbox Castles of Appenzell Innerrhoden coord 47.329947 N 9.409615 E region CH AI type landmark display title Category Cultural property of national significance in Appenzell Innerrhoden Category Castles in Switzerland Category Appenzell Innerrhoden Category Appenzell town Category Abbey of Saint Gall Switzerland castle stub de Ruine Clanx ... more details
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The Frank was the currency of the Switzerland Swiss Cantons of Switzerland canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden between 1798 and 1850. It was subdivided into 10 Batzen , each of 4 Kreuzer or 16 Pfenning . History The Swiss franc History Frank was the currency of the Helvetian Republic from 1798. The Helvetian Republic ceased issuing coins in 1803. Appenzell issued coins between 1808 and 1816. In 1850, the Swiss franc was introduced, with 1 Swiss francs 1 Appenzell Frank. Coins Copper 1 pfenning coins were issued, together with billon 1 Kreuzer, and 1 Batzen and silver coins for , 1, 2 and 4 Franken. References refbegin numis cite SCWC date 1991 refend External links franc Money unit stub Category Modern obsolete currencies Category Currencies of Switzerland Category 1798 establishments Category 1850 disestablishments es Franco de Appenzell it Franco dell Appenzello ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Appenzell District image photo 2008 05 21 Appenzell Ort 5576.jpg native name Bezirk Appenzell settlement type District image shield Appenzell Wappen.png image map Karte Gemeinde Appenzell 2007.png coordinates display inline,title coordinates region CH subdivision type ... subdivision name2 Flag Appenzell Innerrhoden subdivision type3 Capital subdivision name3 Appenzell ... DST 2 blank name sec1 Municipalities blank info sec1 Appenzell Innerrhoden has no municipalities ... 3101 website http www.appenzell.org Appenzell District is a district of the Cantons of Switzerland canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland . It has a population of Swiss populations CH AI 3101 as of Swiss populations YM CH AI lc on . Swiss populations ref CH AI The area of Appenzell is convert 16.88 km 0 abbr on . The district of Appenzell consists of a part of the Appenzell town town Appenzell , as well as Rinkenbach , Kau and Meistersr te . History Prehistoric Appenzell While a single late Bronze Age site has been discovered in the forest outside Appenzell, there is no evidence of a prehistoric settlement. The region around Appenzell remained forested and very lightly settled until the end of the Early Middle Ages . ref HDS 1313 1 1 Appenzell district Prehistory ref Under the Abbots ... name HDS settlement HDS 1313 3 1 Appenzell district Settlement, Population and Economy ref In 1291, Appenzell was devastated by the troops of the Count of Werdenberg Sargans. In 1353, it was granted ... Hof to distinguish it from the rest of ze Appacelle . The villagers of Appenzell town are still ... in the 14th Century, a variety of craftsmen and traders lived and worked in Appenzell. The Answer ... tolls. In the 1400s there is evidence of a tavern in Appenzell town and a set of weights and measures ... rights , taxes, and tithes were causing concern for both the abbot and the farmers of Appenzell ... Appenzell was allowed to join the League with the support of the cities of Konstanz and St. Gallen ... more details
Northern Alps may be the Alps north of the Periadriatic Seam the Alps north of the Main chain of the Alps Glarus AlpsAppenzellAlps Northern Limestone Alps Hida Mountains , Japan See also Geography of the Alps Southern Alps disambiguation Eastern Alps Western Alps Central Alps Prealps disambig ... more details
lc on of 1,332, of which about 4.9 are foreign nationals. ref name Kurzstats http www.ar.ch appenzell ... are over 80. ref name AR http www.ar.ch gemeinden Appenzell Outer Rhodes website de icon accessed 15 ... Stein is home to the Appenzell Folklore Museum , which is listed as a Swiss inventory of cultural ... to Appenzell culture and handicrafts such as beltmaking, cowbells and carpentry . There is also ... de Stein AR Commons category Stein AR Stein Municipalities of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Use dmy dates date November 2010 DEFAULTSORT Stein Appenzell Category Cultural property of national significance in Appenzell Ausserrhoden Category Municipalities of Appenzell Ausserrhoden ca Stein Ausser Rhoden de Stein AR es Stein Appenzell eo Stein AR fr Stein Appenzell Rhodes Ext rieures it Stein Appenzello lmo Stein AR nl Stein Appenzell Ausserrhoden nn Stein i Appenzell pms Stein pl Stein Appenzell Ausserrhoden pt Stein Appenzell Exterior ro Stein, Elve ia ru sv Stein Appenzell Ausserrhoden war Stein, Appenzell ... more details
for the European mountain range Alps Distinguish2 the 2011 Greek film Alps film Infobox film name The Alps image TheAlps.jpg caption director Stephen Judson producer Stephen Judson br Mark Krenzien br Greg MacGillivray writer Stephen Venables br Stephen Judson starring John Harlin mountaineer John Harlin br Robert Jasper br Daniela Jasper music Queen band Queen cinematography Michael Brown climber Michael Brown editing Stephen Judson distributor IMAX Corporation released Film date 2007 3 9 runtime 51 minutes country Film US language English budget The Alps is a 2007 American documentary film about the climbing of the north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps by John Harlin III, son of John Harlin mountaineer John Harlin who died on the same ascent 40 years earlier. It was shot in 70mm IMAX . Cast Michael Gambon , Narrator John Harlin III as Himself Robert Jasper as Himself Daniela Jasper as Herself Adele Hammond as Herself Siena Harlin as Herself Bruno Messerli as Himself Beatrice Messerli as Herself Christine Pielmeier as Herself See also Swiss Alps Everest film Everest , Imax film produced by Greg MacGillivray . External links http www.alpsfilm.com en frame.cfm Official website imdb title id 0972356 title The Alps DEFAULTSORT Alps, The Category 2007 films Category 2000s documentary films Category American documentary films Category Documentary films about sports Category IMAX films Category Films directed by Greg MacGillivray sport documentary film stub de Die Alpen Film ... more details
Pass AppenzellAlps north of Sargans Within the Eastern Alps, the most widely used subdivision ...Refimprove date June 2010 Image Alps from space.png thumb right 400px The Alps from space. The Alps cover a large area. This article describes the boundary delimitation delimitation of the Alps as a whole and of subdivisions of the range, follows the course of the main chain of the Alps and discusses ... relief hypsometric image of the Alps with the borders of the countries. The Alps form a large mountain ... Gebirge in the Alps . In some areas, such as the edge of the River Po Po Basin , the edge of the range is unambiguous, but where the Alps border on other mountainous or hilly regions, the border ... the Apennines and the Alps is usually taken to be the Colle di Cadibona , at 435 m above sea ... the tectonic ally formed Alps from the largely volcanism volcanically formed Massif Central. Working upstream, the River Rh ne turns to the east near Lyon , and forms part of the boundary between the Alps ... , continuing the border, with the Jura to the north west and the Alps to the south east. From ... Forest is separated from the Alps by the River Rhine and Lake Constance , but exact delimitation ... as the Schw bisch Bayerisches Alpenvorland , the Swabian Bavarian pre Alps . In Austria, the Danube runs to the north of the Alps, separating it from the majority of the Bohemian Forest B hmerwald ... forms the north eastern corner of the Alps, and here the Danube passes at its closest to the Alps see Viennese Basin . ref name alpsmap cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Travel map of the Alps ... of Vienna, only the Marchfeld , a 30 km wide flood plain separates the easternmost Alps from the Lesser Carpathians . After Vienna, the Pannonian Basin , a large area of steppe , meets the edge of the Alps, clearly delimiting the eastern limit of the Alps. The south easternmost extension of the Alps is to be found in Slovenia , including Pohorje , the Kamnik Alps and the Julian Alps the last being ... more details
metres. The lowest range is the AppenzellAlps culminating at 2,500 metres. situated out of the Main ... , Gl rnisch Seeztal AppenzellAlpsAppenzell Innerrhoden , Appenzell Ausserrhoden , Canton of St. Gallen ... in some regions such as the AppenzellAlps 1,600 metres or the Engadin valley 2,300 metres . Alpine ... in October 2002. On the north side of the Alps, the regions located above 2000 m are covered by snow. The canton of Ticino on the south side is almost snow free in early autumn. The Swiss Alps lang de Schweizer Alpen , lang fr Alpes suisses , lang it Alpi svizzere , lang rm Alps svizras are the portion of the Alps mountain mountain range range that lies within Switzerland . Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps . The highest summit in the Swiss Alps is Monte Rosa 4,634 metres near the Swiss Italian border. The highest mountain ... the Alps played an important role in history. The region north of the St. Gotthard Pass became the Foundation ... thumb Swiss Alps seen from the Swiss Jura The Alps cover 65 of Switzerland s surface area 41,285 ... of the Alps total area 192,753 km , ref Werner B tzing, Henri Rougier, Les Alpes Un foyer de civilisation ... four thousanders 48 of 82 are located in the Swiss Alps and the remaining few are within 20 km of the country s border. The glaciers of the Swiss Alps cover an area of 1230 km 3 of the Swiss territory , representing 44 of the total glaciated area in the Alps 2800 km . The Swiss Alps are situated south of the Swiss plateau and north of the national border. The limit between the Alps ... ranges of the Alps are from west to east France , Italy , Austria and Liechtenstein . Ranges The Alps are usually divided into two main parts, the Western Alps and Eastern Alps , whose division is along ... of Graub nden . The latter are part of the Central Eastern Alps , except the Ortler Alps which belong to the Southern Limestone Alps . The Pennine Alps Pennine , Bernese Alps Bernese and Bernina ... more details
wiktionarypar Alps The Alps are a major European mountain range. Alps may also refer to The Alps band , an English band Alps Electric Corporation . Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome In other mountain ranges Apuan Alps , in Italy Arrochar Alps , in Scotland Australian Alps , in Australia Dinaric Alps , in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and Albania Issaquah Alps , in Washington, United States Japanese Alps , in Japan Lyngen Alps , in Norway Montes Alpes , on the Moon Southern Alps , in New Zealand Transylvanian Alps , in Romania Trinity Alps , in California, United States Yeongnam Alps , in South Korea Film The Alps , a 2007 American film Alps film Alps film , a 2011 Greek film Transportation ALPS The Bus , a bus transportation company in the Philippines . See also Alpes disambiguation ALP disambiguation ALPS disambiguation disambig de Alpen Begriffskl rung it Alpi disambigua ka ja pl Alpy ujednoznacznienie ... more details
coord 46 55 53.44 N 8 54 55.46 E type mountain region CH display title Geobox Range name Glarus Alps other name lang fr Alpes glaronaises other name1 lang de Glarner Alpen image Braunwald Alps.jpg image caption Glarus Alps from Braunwald country Switzerland region type Cantons of Switzerland Cantons region canton of Glarus Glarus region1 Canton of Uri Uri region2 Graub nden region3 St. Gallen canton St Gallen unit Alps border Urner Alps border1 Lepontine Alps border2 AppenzellAlps length imperial length orientation width imperial width orientation geology period orogeny highest T di highest elevation 3614 highest lat d 46 highest lat m 48 highest lat s 40 highest lat NS N highest long d 8 highest long m 54 highest long s 53 highest long EW E map Alpes centrales.gif map caption Central Alps the Glarus Alps are marked as Alpes glaronaises The Glarus Alps are a mountain range in central Switzerland . They extend from the Oberalp Pass to the Klausen Pass , and are bordered by the Urner Alps to the west, the Lepontine Alps to the south and the AppenzellAlps to the northeast. The eastern part of the Glarus Alps contains a major thrust fault which was declared a geologic UNESCO world heritage site the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona . Geography The main chain of the Glarus Alps can be divided into six minor groups, separated from each other by passes, the lowest of which exceeds 7,500 ft. The westernmost of these is the Crispalt, a rugged range including many peaks of nearly equal height. The highest of these are the Piz Giuv 3,096 m and Piz Nair Tujetsch Piz Nair . The name Crispalt is given to a southern, but secondary, peak of Piz Giuv, measuring 3,070 m. West of the main ... . ref name Ball John Ball naturalist John Ball , The Alpine Guide, Central Alps , 1866, London ref ... td 1952 meters td 6404 feet table See also Swiss Alps References reflist 1911 Swisstopo maps External links http www.summitpost.org area range 170954 glarus alps.html The Glarus Alps on SummitPost Category ... more details
about 10.1 were foreign nationals. ref name Kurzstats http www.ar.ch appenzell ausserrhoden klein ... gemeinden Appenzell Outer Rhodes website de icon accessed 15 September 2009 ref In the 2007 ... AR Municipalities of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Category Municipalities of Appenzell Ausserrhoden ca Wald Ausser Rhoden de Wald AR es Wald Appenzell eo Wald AR fr Wald Appenzell Rhodes Ext rieures it Wald Appenzello lmo Wald AR nl Wald Appenzell Ausserrhoden nn Wald i Appenzell pms Wald pl Wald Appenzell Ausserrhoden pt Wald Appenzell Exterior ro Wald, Elve ia ru sv Wald, Appenzell Ausserrhoden war Wald AR ... more details
Refimprove date June 2009 The Grison Alps are the mountain s of the Graub nden canton of Switzerland Grisons being the English name for the Graub nden region . There are many significant peaks in the Grison Alps, including the T di 3,614 m and the highest peak, Piz Bernina 4,049 m . Many of the mountain ranges feature extensive glaciers, such as at the Lepontine Alps Adula , the Albula Range Albula , the Silvretta , the Bernina Range Bernnina or the R tikon range. The Grison Alps include parts of both the Eastern Alps and the Western Alps . The Eastern Alps located in Graub nden are the Rhaetian Alps , which is part to the Central Eastern Alps . The Rhaetian Alps consists of the following mountain ranges Samnaun Alps , R tikon , Silvretta , Sesvenna Range , Albula Range , Plessur Range , Oberhalbstein Range , Livigno Range , Bregaglia Range and the Bernina Range . The Western Alps located in Graub nden, include portions of the Lepontine Alps and the Glarus Alps . ref citebook title The History of Switzerland first Heinrich last Zschokke publisher BiblioBazaar year 2008 ISBN 0559312873 ref References refs coord 46 N 9 E type mountain region CH GR display title Category Mountain ranges of the Alps Category Mountain ranges of Graub nden Grisons geo stub de B ndner Alpen it Alpi Grigionesi nn Grison Alpane ... more details
appenzell ausserrhoden klein aber anschaulich gemeindestatistik ?redirect url 2Fdepartemente 2Fdepartement ... 80. ref name AR http www.ar.ch gemeinden Appenzell Outer Rhodes website de icon accessed 15 September ... http www.grub.ch Official Page German Municipalities of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Category Divided cities Category Municipalities of Appenzell Ausserrhoden ca Grub Ausser Rhoden de Grub AR es Grub Appenzell eo Grub AR fr Grub Appenzell Rhodes Ext rieures it Grub Svizzera lmo Grub AR nl Grub gemeente nn Grub i Sveits pms Grub pl Grub Appenzell Ausserrhoden pt Grub Su a ro Grub, Elve ia ru sv Grub vo Grub Jveiz n war Grub, Appenzell Ausserrhoden ... more details
The Limestone Alps lang de Kalkalpen are the two mountain range s, roughly convert 600 km mi long, which run parallel to the main mountain range of the Austrian Central Alps and to its north and south. They are known as the Northern Limestone Alps Northern and Southern Limestone Alps respectively. The best known mountain groups in the Limestone Alps are in the north the R tikon , Wetterstein , Wilder Kaiser , Steinberge , Dachstein massif , Totes Gebirge , Ges use , Hochschwab and the local Vienna mountains, the Rax and the Schneeberg Alps Schneeberg in the south, the Dolomites , Carnic Alps and Karavanken . The Geomorphology mountain and hill profiles of the Limestone Alps are very varied and range from jagged peaks and rock faces to high plateau s and extensive areas of karst . They are of economic importance, not least because they are sources of drinking water and have many accessible dripstone cave dripstone and ice cave s. Whilst the central Alps are mainly composed of crystalline rock granite , gneiss or slate the High Tauern , the Limestone Alps are made of lighter and more porous rock. In addition to limestone , they contain dolomite , marl , sandstone and the like. See also Mountain building , tectonics , Alpine folding Limestone Alps National Park in Austria Category Alps Category Mountain ranges of Europe de Kalkalpen lt Klintin s Alp s nl Kalkalpen pl Alpy Wapienne ro Alpii Calcaro i ... more details
ALPS Mountaineering is a camping gear manufacturer, whose products include tent s, backpack s, and sleeping bag s. Founded in 1993 by Dennis Brune, the companies most recent expansion is the camping gear line for Browning Arms Company . ref http www.browningcamping.com browning about ref History ALPS Mountaineering was started in 1993 by Dennis Brune, who had previously ran Kelty company Kelty , in rural east central Missouri . With his oldest child beginning middle school, the flexibility of starting his own company was enough convince him to leave Kelty. Over the years the company has grown, becoming a very family oriented company with several members of the Brune family becoming employees. ref http www.alpsmountaineering.com alps about ref Products ALPS produces many camping and hiking products under their four brands ALPS Mountaineering, ALPS OutdoorZ, Browning Camping, and their budget line, Cedar Ridge. ref http www.alpsmountaineering.com alpsalps brands ref Under these brands, they produce tents, backpacks, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, air mattresses, and camping furniture like chairs, cots, and tables. Distribution ALPS Mountaineering products are primarily distributed through channels such as Outdoor specialty stores like REI and Cabelas Online retailers like Amazon.com References reflist External links http www.alpsmountaineering.com ALPS Mountaineering official site Category Camping equipment manufacturers Category Companies based in Missouri US manufacturing company stub ... more details
lc on of 5,766, of which about 10.0 are foreign nationals. ref name Kurzstats http www.ar.ch appenzell ... 80. ref name AR http www.ar.ch gemeinden Appenzell Outer Rhodes website de icon accessed 15 September ... Heritage sites of national significance The Gm ndertobel Bridge shared with Stein, Appenzell , and the Wattbach ... of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Category Municipalities of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Category Cultural property of national significance in Appenzell Ausserrhoden ca Teufen de Teufen AR es Teufen ... more details
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