Heiden, Switzerland
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Appenzell Ausserrhoden |
| District | n.a. |
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| Population | 4,020 (January 2004) |
| - Density | 536 /km² (1,388 /sq.mi.) |
| Area | 7.50 km² (2.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 794 m (2,605 ft) |
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| Postal code | 9410 |
| SFOS number | 3032 |
| Surrounded by | Eggersriet (SG), Grub, Lutzenberg, Oberegg (AI), Rehetobel, Reute, Thal (SG), Wald, Wolfhalden |
| Twin towns | Bezau (Austria) |
| Website | www.heiden.ch |
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Heiden is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Its Biedermeier village around the church square is listed as a heritage site of national significance.[1]
Around 1650 Wolfhalden and Heiden could not agree about the control over the church. This led to the creation of a church in each village in 1652, making them independent. The founder of the Red Cross, Henry Dunant spent his last years in Heiden.
A rack railway, the Rorschach-Heiden-Bahn, leads from Rorschach, 400 meters below, to Heiden.
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