Heiden

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Heiden is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, known as the place where Red Cross founder Henry Dunant spent his final years and died.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
coatOfArmsDescription red cross on white field (stylized, associated with Henry Dunant)
country Switzerland
countrySubdivision canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
surface form: Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
elevation about 810 metres above sea level
hasArea about 7 square kilometres
hasDemonym Heidener
hasEconomicActivity services
small-scale industry
tourism
hasHeritage Biedermeier-style village center
hasHistoricalRole place of death of Red Cross founder Henry Dunant
hasMunicipalCode 3032
hasNeighboringMunicipality Eggersriet
Grub (AR)
Lutzenberg
Oberegg
Rehetobel
Wald (AR)
Wolfhalden
hasNotablePerson Henry Dunant
hasOfficialLanguage German
hasPostalCode 9410
hasReligiousCommunity Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasSettlementType village
hasTouristAttraction Henry Dunant Museum
Henry Dunant memorials
viewpoints over Lake Constance
village church of Heiden
hasTransportConnection PostBus services
Rorschach–Heiden rack railway
isPlaceWherePersonDied Henry Dunant
isPlaceWherePersonSpentFinalYears Henry Dunant
knownFor association with Henry Dunant
spa and health resort history
locatedIn Alps foothills
surface form: Alpine foothills

canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
surface form: Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell
surface form: Appenzell Ausserrhoden Vorderland region

Eastern Switzerland
canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden
surface form: Appenzell Ausserrhoden
locatedNear Lake Constance
partOf district of Vorderland
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry Dunant placeOfDeath Heiden
Jean placeOfDeath Heiden
subject surface form: Jean Henri Dunant