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Herisau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland
City population
15,744
#68
in Switzerland
#30,297
worldwide
47.386, 9.279 · 147 km from Bern
About Herisau
Herisau is a city in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland with a population of 15,744. It is the 68th largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 30,297th largest worldwide. It lies 147 km from Bern.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Elevation
780 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
47.386, 9.279
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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