Heiden, Switzerland

Heiden
Location of Heiden
Heiden
Heiden
Coordinates: 47°26′N 9°32′E / 47.433°N 9.533°E / 47.433; 9.533
CountrySwitzerland
CantonAppenzell Ausserrhoden
Districtn.a.
Government
 • ExecutiveGemeinderat
with 7 members
 • MayorGemeindepräsident(in)
Gallus Pfister FDP/PRD
 • Parliamentnone (Kommissionen)
Area
 • Total
7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Elevation
(Protestant Church)
793 m (2,602 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total
4,188
 • Density560/km2 (1,450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
9410
SFOS number3032
ISO 3166 codeCH-AR
Surrounded byEggersriet (SG), Grub, Lutzenberg, Oberegg (AI), Rehetobel, Reute, Thal (SG), Wald, Wolfhalden
Twin townsBezau (Austria)
Websitehttps://www.heiden.ch
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Heiden is a village and 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.