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Hundwil

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Hundwil

Total population

1,038

Elevation788 m

Land area23.96 km²

Coordinates47.37°, 9.32°

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City facts

Elevation

788 m

Area

23.96 km²

Official website

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hundwil is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.

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History & geography

History

Hundwil is first mentioned in 921 as Huntwilare.

Geography

Hundwil has an area, , of . Of this area, 58.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). It consists of the village of Hundwil, a number of hamlets, numerous individual farm houses and alpine herding camps. Until 1749, the municipality of Stein was part of Hundwil. The Hundwiler Höhi is a recreational destination at . The most well-known and highest mountain in the area is Säntis (), which is shared with neighbouring municipalities. The Schwägalp valley station also belongs to the extended municipality.

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Geography

Latitude

47.3657

Longitude

9.3183

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Jakob Künzler

Swiss pharmacist and author, witness to the Armenian Genocide (1871–1949)

Arnold Hufenus

Swiss entrepreneur (1853-1931)

Bertrand Roth

Swiss composer and pianist (1855-1938)

Ernst Schläpfer

Friedrich Joppich

Simon Bodenmann

Simon Bodenmann

Swiss ice hockey player

Hermann Altherr

Hermann Altherr

Swiss politician (1848-1927)

Swiss composer (1915-2004)

Johannes Müller

Swiss painter (1806-1897)

Philipp Langenegger

Stefan Signer

Swiss composer (1922-2014)

Walter Alder

Niklaus Aeschbacher

composer, conductor (1917-1995)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.4

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,240

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

69

Avg daily Wikipedia views

2

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-25

Southern Hawker

Southern Hawker

Seen 2026-09-23

wild teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Seen 2026-09-20

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Seen 2026-09-20

Sweetbread Mushroom

Sweetbread Mushroom

Clitopilus prunulus

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Buzzard

Seen 2026-09-20

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-09-20

Golden Conecap

Seen 2026-09-20

Alpine Toadflax

Alpine Toadflax

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office

BFS-Nr: 3002
Population (Wikidata): 940
Wikidata: Q69652

Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771