What is Herisau?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Herisau | image_photo = Herisau.jpg | municipality_name = Herisau | municipality_type = city | imagepath_coa = Herisau wappen.svg |pixel_coa= | image_caption = | map = Karte Gemeinde Herisau.png | languages = German | canton = Appenzell Ausserrhoden | iso-code-region = CH-AR | district = n.a. |coordinates = {{coord|47|23|N|9|16|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 9100 | municipality_code = 3001 | area = 25.17 | elevation = 771|elevation_description= | population = 15527 |populationof = December 2008 | popofyear = 2008 | website = www.herisau.ch | mayor = Kurt Geser|mayor_asof=June 2019|mayor_party= | mayor_title = Gemeindepräsident |list_of_mayors = List of mayors of Herisau | executive_name = Gemeinderat | executive_number_of_members = 7 | parliament_name = Einwohnerrat | parliament_number_of_members = 31 | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Degersheim]] (SG), [[Flawil]] (SG), [[Gossau, St. Gallen|Gossau]] (SG), [[Hundwil]], [[St. Gallen]] (SG), [[Schwellbrunn]], [[Stein, Appenzell|Stein]], [[Waldstatt]] | twintowns = }} '''Herisau''' is the capital of the [[Cantons of Switzerland|Swiss canton]] of [[Appenzell Ausserrhoden]]. As of December 2008, it had 15,527 people living there. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commonscat-inline}} * [http://www.herisau.ch Official Website] {{in lang|de}} * {{HDS|1293|Herisau}} {{Cantonal capitals of Switzerland}} {{Switzerland-stub}} [[Category:Municipalities of Appenzell Ausserrhoden]] [[Category:Capital cities in Switzerland]]