Gais | |
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Location of Gais  | |
  Gais  Gais | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′N 9°27′E / 47.350°N 9.450°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Appenzell Ausserrhoden |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Ernst Koller FDP/PRD (as of 2016) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.23 km2 (8.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Church) | 915 m (3,002 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,086 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Gaiser(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 9056 |
| SFOS number | 3022 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AR |
| Localities | Gais, Rotenwies, Rietli, Zwislen, Schachen, Stoss, Strahlholz, Steinleuten, Gäbris, Kürstein, Schwäbrig, Sommersberg, Hirschberg |
| Surrounded by | Altstätten (SG), Appenzell (AI), Bühler (AR), Eichberg (SG), Rüte (AI), Schlatt-Haslen (AI), Trogen (AR) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Gais (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaɪs]) is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is 21.21 km2 (8.19 sq mi).
In 1977, the village Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.[3] The village square, the Protestant church of 1782, the former spa hotel Neuer Ochsen of 1796 and the Krone inn of 1781 are listed as heritage sites of national significance.[4]
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Swiss Heritage Society-Wakker Prize(in German)
- ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance (1995), p. 53