Urnäsch Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Geography
Urnäsch has an area of 18.6 square miles (48.3. square kilometers).

History
In 831 a part of Urnäsch known as Färchen was first mentioned. The village was sold to Graf (Count) Werdenberg in 1344; the Abbey of St. Gall later acquired the land. The area became independent as part of Appenzell in 1405. The parish of Urnäsch was established in 1417 with the building of a church. Urnäsch had a devastating fire in 1641.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Urnäsch prior to 1875:

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German): www.ar.ch/departemente/kantonskanzlei/staatsarchiv/