Bezirk Hinterland
Appenzell AusserrhodenBezirk Hinterland is one of 3 districts of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and comprises 7 municipalities with 24'951 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
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Votes in Bezirk Hinterland
district results as published by BFSPolitics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesTax rate in the district
ESTV 2026A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 370 % % in Stein (AR) to 430 % % in Hundwil (median 410 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 13.7 % in Stein (AR) to 14.7 % in Hundwil (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesEconomy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesAgriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesClimate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoClimate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (27.816–30.751 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Bezirk Hinterland rank
sum of its municipalities7 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Hinterland?
- Bezirk Hinterland comprises 7 municipalities: Herisau, Urnäsch, Waldstatt, Schwellbrunn, Stein, Hundwil, Schönengrund. Together they have 24'951 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Hinterland in?
- Bezirk Hinterland lies in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, which is divided into 3 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Hinterland?
- Bezirk Hinterland has 24'951 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 7 municipalities; the largest is Herisau with 16'100.
- Does Bezirk Hinterland have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Hinterland the municipal rate ranges from 370 % (Stein (AR)) to 430 % (Hundwil).
- How did Bezirk Hinterland vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, Bezirk Hinterland voted 20.1 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.