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Eschen
Escha
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Municipality
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Eschen Parish Church
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Location of Eschen
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Eschen and its exclaves in Liechtenstein
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Country | Liechtenstein | ||
Electoral district | Unterland | ||
Villages | Nendeln | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 453 m (1,486 ft) | ||
Population
(2023)
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• Total | 4,629 | ||
• Density | 445.95/km2 (1,155.0/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST | ||
Postal code |
9492
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Area code(s) | 7007 | ||
ISO 3166 code | LI-02 | ||
Website | www.eschen.li |
Eschen (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʃn̩]; High Alemannic: Escha) is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It has a population of 4,629 as of 2023, and covers an area of 10.3 square kilometres (4.0 square miles). It is the fourth-largest town in Liechtenstein by population.
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Geography
The municipality includes the village of Nendeln, which has a train station on the Feldkirch-Buchs line.
Administration
Schaan is locally administered by the mayor and a 11-person municipal council, elected every four years since 1975. The incumbent mayor is Tino Quaderer, since 2019.
List of mayors (1864–present)
Name | Term | Party | Ref(s). | |
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Josef Schlegel | 1864–1870 |
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Martin Öhri | 1870–1873 | |||
Andreas Batliner | 1873–1876 | |||
Johann Hasler | 1876–1879 | |||
Martin Öhri | 1879–1882 | |||
Johann Gstöhl | 1882–1888 | |||
Martin Öhri | 1888–1889 | |||
Ludwig Marxer | 1889–1898 | |||
Rochus Schafhauser | 1898–1903 | |||
Johann Gstöhl | 1903–1912 | |||
Josef Marxer | 1912–1918 | |||
Josef Marxer (1877) | 1918–1933 | Progressive Citizens' Party | ||
Josef Meier | 1933–1951 | |||
Johann Hasler | 1951–1963 | Patriotic Union | ||
Franz Meier | 1963–1969 | |||
Alban Meier | 1969–1972 | Progressive Citizens' Party | ||
Egon Marxer | 1972–1987 | Patriotic Union | ||
Beat Marxer | 1987–1991 | Progressive Citizens' Party | ||
Günther Wohlwend | 1991–1999 | Patriotic Union | ||
Gregor Ott | 1999–2011 | Progressive Citizens' Party | ||
Günther Kranz | 2011–2019 | Patriotic Union | ||
Tino Quaderer | 2019–present | Progressive Citizens' Party |
Economy
The headquarters of Novodent and ThyssenKrupp Presta are located in Eschen.
Sport
USV Eschen/Mauren is the municipality's football club.
Notable people
- Josef Hoop (1895 in Eschen – 1959 in Chur) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1945.
- Gerard Batliner (1928 in Eschen – 2008 in Eschen) an attorney-at-law and was Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1962 to 1970.
- Marlies Amann-Marxer (born 1952) a politician from Liechtenstein, former Minister of Infrastructure, Environment and Sport until 2017; lives with family in Eschen.
- Mauro Pedrazzini (born 1965) a politician from Liechtenstein, Minister of Social Affairs from 2013 to 2021; he is doctor of physics, lives in Eschen.
- John Latenser Sr. (1858–1936) Native of Nendeln. Architect involved in several large public projects in Omaha, Nebraska of the US.
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Eschen para niños
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