- Schlatt-Haslen
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Schlatt-Haslen
municipality_name = Schlatt-Haslen
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Schlatt-Haslen-Wappen.png|pixel_coa=
image_caption = The pilgrimage church "Maria Hilf".
languages = German
canton = Appenzell Innerrhoden
iso-code-region = CH-AI
district = n.a.
lat_d=47|lat_m=22|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=22|long_EW=E
postal_code = 9054
municipality_code = 3104
area = 17.9
elevation = 740|elevation_description=
population = 1158|populationof = December 2002 | popofyear = 2002
website = www.schlatt-haslen.ch
mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
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neighboring_municipalities=Appenzell ,Bühler (AR), Gais (AR),Gonten ,Hundwil (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR)
twintowns = |Schlatt-Haslen is a district of the canton of
Appenzell Innerrhoden inSwitzerland . The municipality was formally established in1872 from the rhode "Schlatt" and the village "Haslen".The village core is listed as a heritage site of national significance. [
Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance (1995), p. 63.]Coat of arms
The coat of arms shows a silver halberd with a golden handle. The halberd is placed on a red diagonal beam, itself placed on a golden background. It is not clear why this hitting weapon is included in the coat of arms, but the name of the village is thought to go back to the word "hitting".
Name
"Slatte" either refers to "hollow" or "slope", to the local dialect word "schlatt" which means "hitting". The nameof the village "Haslen" goes bak to "Haslowe" which means a pasture with hazelnut trees.
Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.appenzell.ch/e/news/index.php Appenzell Tourism]
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