Hinterland, Switzerland

Hinterland District Bezirk Hinterland
District
Interactive map of Hinterland District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Capital	Herisau
Municipalities	7
Area
• Total	136 km2 (53 sq mi)
Population
• Total	24,758
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Hinterland District is one of districts of the Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland. ^{[1] [2]} Like other districts of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, it does not serve any administrative function. ^[3]

Municipalities

Hinterland is divided into a total of 7 municipalities:

Coat of Arms	Municipality	Population (31 December 2020) [4]	Area km2 [5]
	Herisau	15,649	25.2
	Hundwil	968	24.08
	Schwellbrunn	1,550	17.42
	Schönengrund	528	5.19
	Stein	1,388	9.36
	Urnäsch	2,263	48.16
	Waldstatt	1,803	6.75
	Total	38,954	303.23

References

1. "148 Bezirke und 26 Kantone der Schweiz Les 148 districts et les 26 cantons de Suisse". Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
2. "bauport24 - Das Bauportal". www.bauport24.ch. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
3. "Local and regional democracy in Switzerland". Council of Europe. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
4. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
5. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen

47°20′45″N9°16′12″E / 47.3457°N 9.2701°E / 47.3457; 9.2701