- Gais
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Gais
municipality_name = Gais
municipality_type = municipality
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languages = German
canton = Appenzell Ausserrhoden
iso-code-region = CH-AR
district = n.a.
lat_d=47|lat_m=21|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=27|long_EW=E
postal_code = 9056
municipality_code = 3022
area = 21.23
elevation = 919|elevation_description=
population = 2815|populationof = January 2004 | popofyear = 2004
website = www.gais.ch
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neighboring_municipalities=Altstätten (SG),Appenzell (AI),Bühler , Eichberg (SG),Rüte (AI),Schlatt-Haslen (AI),Trogen
twintowns = |Gais is a municipality in the canton of
Appenzell Ausserrhoden inSwitzerland . It has a population of 2,800 (2002). The area of Gais is 21 km².In
1977 , Gais received theWakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. The village square, the Protestant church of 1782, the former spa hotel "Neuer Ochsen" of 1796 and the "Krone" inn of 1781 are listed as heritage sites of national significance. [Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance (1995), p. 53.]References
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