Oberegg
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Coordinates: 47°25′N 9°33′E / 47.417, 9.55 (Oberegg)

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Oberegg
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Oberegg
Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden
District n.a.
47°25′N 9°33′E / 47.417, 9.55
Population 1,822 (December 2002)
  - Density 124 /km² (321 /sq.mi.)
Area 14.7 km² (5.7 sq mi)
Elevation 870 m (2,854 ft)
Postal code 9413
SFOS number 3111
Surrounded by
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Altstätten (SG), Balgach (SG), Berneck (SG), Heiden (AR), Marbach (SG), Reute (AR), Trogen (AR), Wald (AR), Walzenhausen (AR), Wolfhalden (AR)
Website www.oberegg.ch

Oberegg is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. It has a population of 1,900 (2000, estimate). The area of Oberegg is 14.60 km². It comprises two small exclaves of the canton, a few miles northeast of the rest of Appenzell Innerrhoden.

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Coat of arms

The coat of arms is a divided vertically to show the coat of arms of Hirschenberg (right hand side) and Oberegg (left hand side). On the left hand side there is a silver cross on a green background at the bottom. At the top, the background is black with a golden star. On the right hand side, the bottom of the coat of arms shows three mounts in green. At the top there is a red deer strutting on a silver background.

Formation

The municipality was formally established in 1872 when Hischberg and Oberegg joined.

Economy

Tourism is important in Oberegg.

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