Talk:Appenzell

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I suggest renaming this article to Appenzell (history) and rely on the related articles Appenzell (town), Appenzell (district) and Appenzell Innerrhoden to provide more general information.

Although this article is predominantly based on the 1911 Encyclopedia Brittanica, there only needs to be work to fill the gap from then until present to make a complete article.

Jschwa1 11:19, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Is Appenzell a canton?
The article as a whole says that Appenzell was a canton until 1597, when it was divided into two half-cantons. I would guess that two half-cantons constitute one canton; though maybe a "half-canton" is regarded as a kind of canton. The overall impression I get is that Appenzell is still a canton. But the first paragraph carefully avoids saying that Appenzell is a canton. I wish the article were clearer on this. I can't clarify it myself, because I don't know the answer. Maproom (talk) 14:44, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Appenzell was a canton until 1999. Since then, both former half-cantons have been "full" cantons. --dab (𒁳) 12:31, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

Citations really needed for questionable info
This entire article needs additional footnotes, but there is some info that looks particularly questionable. The sentence in question is this:"The entire Ausserrhoden (except Herisau, where Joseph Forrester convinced them to remain Catholic) converted to the Reformation in 1529. The Innerrhoden (except for Gais) remained with the old faith." The problem is this: Herisau's population was over 97% Protestant in 1850. While I know things can change in 300 years, it is hard for me to see Herisau switching denominations. There is no evidence that it ever was Roman Catholic after the Reformation. Also, Gais definitely is protestant, but that is obvious: it is a member of the Protestant Ausserrhoden, not Innerrhoden. Again, I don't see how Gais switched from Inner to Outer Appenzell. Sources are definitely needed here to confirm that this sentence either is true or false. --1990&#39;sguy (talk) 17:24, 15 July 2016 (UTC)