town hall and the two Zellweger palaces (Doppelpalast / Fünfeckpalast) are listed as heritage sites of national significance. Sights Trogen is dominated by the local mountain Gäbris. The village is well known for the Pestalozzi Children Foundation's children village which was built in the 1940s. Weather Trogen has an average of 155.1 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is July during which time Trogen receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 14.2 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 15.4, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is January with an average of of precipitation over 14.2 days. Transport Trogen is linked to the city of St. Gallen by the Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen railway, a narrow-gauge road-side railway line. The line operates two trains per hour throughout the day, with four trains per hour during peak periods. The journey from St. Gallen to Trogen takes 25 minutes. Notable people Mark Staff Brandl (* 1955), artist and art historian, lives in Trogen Wangpo Tethong (born 1963), Swiss-Tibetan activist, writer, spokesperson of Greenpeace Switzerland and member of the 15th Tibetan Parliament in Exile. References External links Official Page Pestalozzi Children Foundation Cultural property of national significance in Appenzell Ausserrhoden Municipalities of Appenzell Ausserrhoden