Appenzell

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Canton Appenzell Land Appenzell[1]
1403–1597
Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Appenzell
History
• Rebelled against the Abbot of St. Gallen	May 1403
• Alliance with most of the Old Swiss Confederacy	24 November 1411
• Associate member of the Swiss Confederacy	15 November 1452
• Full member of the Swiss Confederacy	17 December 1513
• Partitioned	8 September 1597
Preceded by Succeeded by Abbey of St. Gallen Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell (German pronunciation: [ˈapn̩ˌt͡sɛl] ^ⓘ) was a canton in the northeast of Switzerland, and entirely surrounded by the canton of St. Gallen, in existence from 1403 to 1597.

Appenzell became independent of the Abbey of Saint Gall in 1403 and entered a league with the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1411, becoming a full member in 1513. It was divided into Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in 1597 (in a process called the Landteilung) as a result of the Swiss Reformation.

The territory of Appenzell as a geographical entity is known as Appenzellerland. While in political contexts, the two cantons (until 1999 half-cantons) are referred to as beide Appenzell ("both Appenzells").