State

Canton of Säntis

1798–1803 · 18th century

The Canton of Säntis was an administrative unit of the Helvetic Republic from 1798 to 1803, named after the Säntis mountain. It combined Appenzell, the city and abbey lands of St. Gallen, the Toggenburg and the Rhine valley, with St. Gallen as its capital. The Act of Mediation of 1803 dissolved it, restoring Appenzell and creating the Canton of St. Gallen.

Canton of Säntis
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Appenzell AusserrhodenAppenzell Innerrhoden

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Canton of Säntis. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/canton-of-santis
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