Eschen
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| Country | Liechtenstein |
| Electoral district | Unterland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tino Quaderer (FBP) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST |
| Postal code | 9492 |
| Template:Pluralize from text | 7007Template:Pluralize from text |
| ISO 3166 code | LI-02 |
| Website | www.eschen.li |
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Eschen (Script error: No such module "IPA".; High Alemannic: Escha) is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of Template:Cvt, and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name is considered to be of Celtic origin, derived from "esca" meaning "by the waterside".[3]
History
Archeological evidence points to some pre-historic settlements in the region. Eschen was established as "Essane" during the Rätic reign in 842 CE. The name of the village Nendeln appears in written text from the 14th century CE. It is given by different names such as Nendla, Endlen, and Anndlen.[3] The first lower secondary school was opened in Eschen in 1906.[4]
Geography
Eschen is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein.[5] It covers an area of Template:Cvt, and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district.[1] It shares international borders with Vorarlberg in Austria, and St. Gallen in Switzerland. Locally, it shares land borders with the capital of Vaduz, and other municipalities of Mauren, Schellenberg, Gamprin, Planken and Schaan.[6]
As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants.[2] The municipality includes the village of Nendeln, which has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line.[7]
Politics
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Last election
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Economy
The headquarters of ThyssenKrupp Presta is located in Eschen.[9] USV Eschen/Mauren is the municipality's local football club.[7]
Notable people
- Josef Hoop (1895 in Eschen – 1959 in Chur) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1945.[10]
- Gerard Batliner (1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1962 to 1970.[11]
- John Latenser Sr. (1858–1936) Native of Nendeln. Architect involved in several large public projects in Omaha, Nebraska of the US.[12]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Principality of Liechtenstein". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Einwohnerstatistik 2023" [Population Statistics 2023] (PDF). Gemeinde Eschen-Nendeln (in Deutsch). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eschen history". About Liechtenstein. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Historical development". European Union. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eschen". Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Eschen". Mineral Data. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mayr, Jürgen; Schindler, Rupert (31 December 2011). "Eschen". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in Deutsch). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Gemeinderat Eschen-Nendeln". Eschen. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."thyssenkrupp Presta: thyssenkrupp Presta AG, Eschen (Liechtenstein)". ThyssenKrupp Presta. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Geiger, Peter (31 December 2011). "Hoop,_Josef_(1895–1959)". Historisches Lexikon (in Deutsch). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Batliner, Gerard". Historisches Lexikon (in Deutsch). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."John Latenser Sr". City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Commission. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
External links
- Page Template:Sister-inline/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "Sister project logo". Media related to Script error: No such module "Commons link". at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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