Subject: Re: Appenzell<br/>
Date: Nov 19, 2001 @ 17:22<br/>
Author: Peter Smaardijk (&quot;Peter Smaardijk&quot; &lt;smaardijk@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-504917018">The Rhodes (German plural Rhoden, singular Rhode) used to be <br/>
subdivisions of the area, acc. to <br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.snl.ch/dhs/externe/protect/textes/D7389-1-96.html">http://www.snl.ch/dhs/externe/protect/textes/D7389-1-96.html</a> .<br/>
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Peter S.<br/>
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<blockquote><span title="qreply"> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., Anton Sherwood &lt;bronto@p...&gt; wrote:<br/>
&gt; Can anyone tell me why the half-cantons of Appenzell (divided in <br/>
1597)<br/>
&gt; are named Inner Rhoden and Ausser Rhoden?  Is Rhod the name of a <br/>
stream<br/>
&gt; or mountain-range that runs roughly along the partition line?<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; -- <br/>
&gt; Anton Sherwood  --  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ogre.nu/">http://ogre.nu/</a> (not working just now) </span></blockquote></div>