appenzell
geographical name(Ap-pen-zell)
former canton of northeastern Switzerland, now divided into Appenzell Inner Rhodes or German Appenzell Inner Rhoden (capital Appenzell area 67 square miles, or 174 square kilometers; population 15,000) and Appenzell Outer Rhodes or German Appenzell Ausser Rhoden (capital Herisau area 94 square miles, or 243 square kilometers; population 53,200), which function as cantons