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Appenzell (village)
Appenzell () is a village, though considered as a List of towns in Switzerland, town by the Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland), FSO, and 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 and are governed by the districts Appenzell District, Appenzell and Schwende-Rüte. Because of that, for firefighting, energy and water, the village Appenzell has a special-purpose municipality, the Feuerschaugemeinde. History In 1071 the village was referred to as ''Abbacella''. By 1223 this changed to ''Abbatiscella'', meaning the Abbot's cell. This refers to the abbot of the Abbey of Saint Gall. The buildings in the village core, the parish church, the 1563 town hall, the ''Salesis'' house, the ruins of Castle Clanx and the state archives with the administration building are listed as Swiss inventory of cultural property of na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appenzell District
Appenzell District is a district of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It has a population of (). The area of Appenzell is . The district of Appenzell consists of a part of the village Appenzell (town), Appenzell, as well as Rinkenbach, Kau, Switzerland, Kau and Meistersrüte. 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. Under the Abbots of St. Gall Under the authority of the abbots of the monastery of St. Gall settlers began to colonization of the Sitter (river), Sitter river valley in the late 11th century. It is mentioned, in a deed granting rights to clear land, in 1071 as ''Abbacella''. At the same time, the parish of St. Mauritius was established. By 1200, the parish included the area of the modern dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Signer
Roman Signer (born 1938 in Appenzell, Switzerland) is an artist who works in sculpture, art installation, photography, and video. Early life and career Signer started his career as an artist at the age of 28, after working various jobs such as an architect’s Drafter, draughtsman and a radio engineer apprentice. He holds degrees from arts institutions in Switzerland and Poland. He studied at the Schule für Gestaltung Basel, Schule für Gestaltung in Zurich and Lucerne from 1966 to 1971, and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw from 1971 to 1972. Work Signer's work grew out of land art and performance art. It is often described as following the tradition of the Swiss engineer-artist, such as Jean Tinguely and Peter Fischli & David Weiss. Signer creates art centred around "controlled destruction, not destruction for its own sake", using or destroying everyday objects in unusual ways for an artistic result. Many of his happenings are not for public viewing, and are only document ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Property Of National Significance In Appenzell Innerrhoden
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). ''Primitive Culture''. Vol 1. New York: J. P. Putnam's Son Culture often originates from or is attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
