Meistersrüte is part of the district Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden is the smallest canton of Switzerland by population and the second smallest by area, Basel-City having less area.-Foundation:...

, c.a. 900 metres above sea level. It is a small village consisting of roughly 700 Inhabitants and has its own primary school, bakery, two carpenters, two builders,a furniture carpenter, a small 'bits and bobs' shop, a painter, several restaurants, a train stop (for the Appenzeller Bahnen- Sammelplatz) and an electrician.

Schooling

The school in Meistersrüte has five classrooms, of which three can be halved, a workshop, a bunker and an attic room, used on Wednesdays for an early morning church service, known as a 'rorate'. It has its own Kindergarten and consists of three classes: 1/2, 3/4/5, and 4/5/6 (not including 1 and 2 Kindergarten). The school has roughly 90 students and 7 teachers.

Roads

Obere Nollisweid

Mittlere Nollisweid

Untere Nollisweid

Mendlegatter

Mendleweid

Gadenstatt

Gaiserstrasse

Events

Middle of August: 'Games Day' 'Spieletag' which is organized by the school. There are lots of fun things to do such as 'BB-Gun' shooting, darts, a swimming pool and sometimes a bouncy castle, and there are loads of prizes to win.

Middle of February: Carnival. 'Fasnacht' There is a big party at the school, and then on the Sunday afterwards the carnival-committee parade the streets of Appenzell

Appenzell

Appenzell is a region and historical canton in the northeast of Switzerland, entirely surrounded by the Canton of St. Gallen....

 on floats pulled by tractor

Tractor

A tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction...

s along with other committees from the surrounding area.

Beginning of March: 'Funkensonntag' A version of Bonfire night. To scare away the ghosts of winter.