The Feuerschaugemeinde is a special-purpose municipality for firefighting as well as managing energy and water utilities in the town of Appenzell, capital of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. The special-purpose municipality exists because utilities would usually be handled by districts, but the town of Appenzell is divided among three districts (Appenzell, Schwende, and Rüte), so creating a single entity outside of the district system is more efficient.

The Feuerschaugemeinde first generated electricity in 1905, at the hydroelectric plant at Seealpsee-Wasserauen.[1]

47°18′N 9°24′E / 47.300°N 9.400°E / 47.300; 9.400

References

  1. ↑ "Über uns". Feuerschaugemeinde Appenzell (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-02.


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