Gonten

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Coordinates: 47°19′N, 9°20′E

Gonten
Coat of Arms of Gonten
Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
District n.a.
Coordinates  47°19′N, 9°20′E
Population 1386   (December 2002)
Area 24.7 km²
Elevation 902 m
Postal code 9108
SFOS number 3102
Website www.gonten.ch
Gonten (Switzerland)
Gonten
Gonten

Gonten is a district of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It has a population of 1,400 (2000, estimate). The area of Gonten is 24.73 km².

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The bottom of the coat of arms is green. The background of the coat of arms is divided into red and gold. There are two pilgrim staffs, one each on the red and golden area respectively. A red staff is placed on the golden bakcground, a golden one on the red background. The pilgirm staffs symbolize the apostle Jacob the elder. There is a chapel on the Kronberg mountain dedicated to Jacob the elder.

Around 1200 Gumbton was used. This refers to a pool of water, which points at the nearby peat-bog.

The municipality was formally established in 1872 when Gonten was joined with the rhodes Stechlenegg and Rinkenbach



Coat of Arms of the Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
Districts of the Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland

Appenzell | Gonten | Oberegg | Rüte | Schlatt-Haslen | Schwende

Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden | Districts of the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden

 
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