Heritage Sites of National Significance
There are nine sites in Appenzell that are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance. The list includes two farm houses around the town, the Kuenzes farm house at Lehnstrasse 102 and the Horersjokelis House with Barn at Lehn 76. The religious buildings on the list include the Capuchin Monastery Maria der Engel and the Parish Church of St. Mauritius. The secular buildings on the list include the Landesarchiv Appenzell Innerrhoden, the Museum Appenzell, the Rathaus (Town council house) and the Castle. Finally, the entire medieval and early modern village of Appenzell was on the list. The entire village of Appenzell is also part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
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Exterior of the parish church of St. Mauritius
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Interior of the parish church of St. Mauritius
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Organ of St. Mauritius
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thumb|Painted house in Appenzell
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