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# Gonten district (Appenzell Innerrhoden canton, Switzerland)

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Last modified: 2026-08-21 by martin karner
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- Appenzell Innerrhoden canton
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## Gonten

image by Pascal Gross

A base Vert then per pale Or and Gules bearing two pilgrim's staffs of the Latter counterchanged.
Christopher Southworth

In Gonten and surroundings there is a traditional veneration of the apostle James, who is also the patron saint of the alpine herdsmen (Quite a few lived in the high-altitude village of Gonten). As a tribute to his place of pilgrimage, Santiago de Compostela, the main colours of the flag and arms are yellow/gold and red – the colours of Spain. The pilgrim's staff is an attribute of Saint James. The green base alludes to the green plateau of Gonten (The roots of Gonten's name can either mean marshy land with areas rich in water, or high valley, plateau – both apply to Gonten).
Martin Karner

Colour flag (Farbenfahne): yellow-red-green (Rhode: red-yellow-green)